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• “The Strong Beat of Life” by Edith Wharton

  The following is Edith Wharton’s introduction to William Gerhardie’s novel, Futility, releasing next month as part of Melville House’s THE NEVERSINK LIBRARY … There are few novelists nowadays, I suppose, who… Read more »

• Introducing the “There is No Explanation” tote bag contest (UPDATED)

  There can never be too many totes in the world, which is why we’re excited to announce Melville House’s “There is No Explanation” bag — a new version of our… Read more »

• MobyLives, even in August

  This August, as Melville House gears up for an eventful fall season — which includes our 10th anniversary celebration and the launch of a brand new list of titles –… Read more »

• “The Fable of the Weasel,” by Alexander Cockburn

  The following is Alexander Cockburn’s foreword to John Reed’s Snowball’s Chance, releasing in August as part of Melville House’s The Neversink Library. Snowball’s Chance takes its intriguing departure from Animal… Read more »

• DISPATCH FROM THE FUTURE, four poems by Leigh Stein

  LEIGH STEIN’S first novel, The Fallback Plan, was hailed as “beautiful, funny, thrilling, and true” by Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story). A former New Yorker staffer and frequent… Read more »

• Q&A with Annie Janusch, translator of Brenner and God

  Can you describe some of the challenges you faced in translating this title? By all appearances a crime novel, the real mystery of Brenner and God isn’t located in how… Read more »

• French Olympic team discovered to have unfair advantage: Baudelaire

  It has recently come to our attention that French Olympic swimmer Yannick Agnel stands accused of using literature as part of his pre-match routines, namely the potent work of Charles Baudelaire.… 1 / Read more »

• Celebrating Herman Melville’s birthday

  Today marks a special occasion here at Melville House as we celebrate the birthday of our namesake. Author of many famous poems, short stories, and novels, Herman Melville was born… 17 / Read more »

• Rare appearance by master Iranian novelist on C-Span

  Melville House author Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, author of the recently released The Colonel and Missing Soluch, talks about the struggle to publish his novels in Iran and the banning of his work by Iranian… Read more »

• Join us tonight! The Network of Arab-American Professionals and Melville House present the book release of Ameen Rihani’s The Book of Khalid

  Thursday, June 28, 7pm Melville House 145 Plymouth St Brooklyn, NY 11201 From a Dream to a Problem: Arab-American Stories and Identity from Little Syria to Post-9/11 New York In… Read more »