April 20, 2016

You may be forgiven if you haven’t heard of Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich, but the works of these two inspiring women are about to receive a lot of attention… Read more »

Women

Geetanjali Shree becomes first Indian winner of International Booker Prize — Nikki Griffiths
Britney Spears book goes to Simon & Schuster in "one of the biggest non-fiction deals of all time." — Nikki Griffiths
More Bond-related books set for 2022, with first female author at the helm — Tom Clayton
Northumberland mum donates hundreds of pounds worth of books to women's refuge — Tom Clayton

MoneyLife’s podcast with David Shirreff, author of Break Up the Banks!

Melville House

Last week, MarketWatch columnist and host of MoneyLife radio Chuck Jaffe interviewed David Shirreff, author of the recently released Break Up the Banks!: A Practical Guide to Stopping the Next Global Financial Meltdown.… Read more »

Sit in a chair with your name on it in the NYPL’s esteemed Rose Reading Room

Chad Felix

The New York Public Library’s Rose Main Reading Room has had a rough couple of years. In mid-2014, the Library announced the historic room’s closure after a piece of plaster… Read more »

“Sistahs on the Reading Edge” settle lawsuit against Wine Train

Taylor Sperry

On Monday, members of the book club “Sistahs on the Reading Edge” settled with the Wine Train after they were kicked off a train for “being loud and boisterous” on… Read more »

Melville House Books

Manuscripts by the first ever female writers exhibited in London

Nikki Griffiths