September 12, 2016

Today marks the eighth anniversary of the death of iconic novelist (and Last Interview Series participant) David Foster Wallace. We reached out to Curtis White, author of many books, including… Read more »

Authors

Cancel culture cited in tepid sales of Mark Halperin’s new book — Athena Bryan
BBC announces refreshingly contemporary "100 Novels That Shaped Our World" — Tom Clayton
Phillip Roth left a substantial part of his estate to the Newark Public Library — Athena Bryan
Boss Trump, or, Capitalism Gone Wild — Curtis White

This week in textbook theft and fraud: Detroit Public Schools’ “killer of dreams” goes to jail

Liam O’Brien

The school year may be just beginning, but that’s no reason why we can’t bring you the latest in textbook flimflammery, chicanery, and downright criminality. After all, it’s kind of… Read more »

Alan Moore to (mostly) retire from comics

Ryan Harrington

This summer we wrote a piece about a Northamptonshire, England grammar school student named Joshua Chamberlain. More specifically, we wrote a piece about revered graphic novelist Alan Moore’s choice to use… Read more »

Stand with Aslı Erdoğan

Melville House

Earlier this month, we covered the story of Aslı Erdoğan, an acclaimed Turkish novelist who says she is being held by the Turkish government on trumped-up, vague charges, under appalling conditions… Read more »

Melville House Books

Curtis White remembers David Foster Wallace

Curtis White