January 29, 2015

Prison libraries aren’t just where you stage a furtive conversation between prisoner characters, because obviously that’s where guards won’t notice anything; they’re a key element in the rehabilitative mission. The… Read more »

Authors

Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Joanne Harris amongst those recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list — Nikki Griffiths
Joanne Harris suggests some "parents, largely fathers" perceive reading as "girly" — Tom Clayton
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
Returning an ebook after reading: is Amazon's return policy damaging to authors and publishers? — Nikki Griffiths

The Art of the Novella challenge 12: Parnassus on Wheels

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: Parnassus on Wheels Author: Christopher Morley First published: 1917 Page count: 142 First line: I wonder if there’s not a lot of bunkum in higher education? Part of this project, I said out… Read more »

A Melville House Poetweet

Taylor Sperry

Perhaps inevitably, someone has built a website that searches and analyzes the tweets from a given Twitter handle and kicks out a poem—a sonnet, an indriso, or a rondel (which… Read more »

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Bloody Benders: truth or fiction?

Liam O’Brien

There are two reasons I’m very happy about the recent runaway success of Pioneer Girl, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s annotated autobiography. The first reason is that an indie press hit it… Read more »

Melville House Books

Three guesses which book won’t be available at the Guantanamo Bay Library

Liam O’Brien

The Art of the Novella challenge 12: Parnassus on Wheels

Jonathan Gibbs

A Melville House Poetweet

Taylor Sperry

Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Bloody Benders: truth or fiction?

Liam O’Brien