May 06, 2016 » MobyLives! Archives

The Man Book Club of Marin County bills itself as a book group for men who want “to discuss books that challenge us…to find meaning and enjoyment in literature.” So,… Read more »

Book Clubs

Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
The Big Jubilee Read: 70 books are selected to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year reign — Nikki Griffiths
Tails of the unexpected: Pembrokeshire library offers dog reading sessions — Tom Clayton
New Edinburgh book shop focusing on women's writing opens this summer — Tom Clayton

Russian writers petition widely reported state-sponsored book burning, state responds: We aren’t doing that

Chad Felix

Hey, so what’s going on with books in Russia? Last month, we reported on that weird thing where shirtless Russian teens filmed themselves burning copies of Henry Miller books that… Read more »

Ta-Nehisi Coates moves to Brooklyn

Note: In response to subsequent events, this story has been updated. In 1948, the legendary abolitionists Ellen and William Craft, successfully escaped slavery in Macon, Georgia, by adopting ingenious disguises. In… Read more »

The Art of the Novella challenge 41: Oroonoko

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: Oroonoko Author: Aphra Behn First published: 1688 Page count: 128 First line: I do not pretend, in giving you the History of this Royal Slave, to entertain my Reader… Read more »

Melville House Books

May 6, 2016

Manly book clubs are manly, prefer Henry Miller to Jane Austen and Rocky Mountain Oysters to wine

Julia Fleischaker

Russian writers petition widely reported state-sponsored book burning, state responds: We aren’t doing that

Chad Felix

Ta-Nehisi Coates moves to Brooklyn

Kait Howard

The Art of the Novella challenge 41: Oroonoko

Jonathan Gibbs