January 10, 2017

In yet another heart-rending sign of HOW THE LEFT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BLOW THE WAR AGAINST TRUMP, many of the publishing industry’s leading trade organizations including the Authors Guild,… Read more »

Big publishing

Joanne Harris suggests some "parents, largely fathers" perceive reading as "girly" — Tom Clayton
Footballer Marcus Rashford's mum accepts Book of the Year award on his behalf — Tom Clayton
Waterstones appeal aims to raise £1m for Ukraine disaster fund — Tom Clayton
Book said to reveal Anne Frank's betrayer is pulled after being discredited — Nikki Griffiths

A presidential reading list, care of Powell’s

Taylor Sperry

Months ago, during a more innocent time, we wrote (here and here) about how Donald Trump “isn’t much of a reader.” Now, the good people at Powell’s Books in Portland,… Read more »

Print book sales up for the third year running

Chad Felix

At last, some good news. Over at Publishers Weekly, Jonathan Segura has reported that print book sales, for the third year in a row now, were up in 2016 —… Read more »

An update on Amazon’s quest to become the ultimate power in the universe

Ian Dreiblatt

Last summer, we reported that Amazon, a wretched hive of scum and villainy operating under the leadership of vaguely reptilian CEO Jeff Bezos, had set its sights on Manhattan as a likely future… Read more »

On sale now: Glaxo by Hernán Ronsino

Melville House

This week, we’re excited to be publishing Glaxo, the first book to appear in English from Argentina’s Hernán Ronsino. Set over a quarter century in the Argentine pampa, it’s a story of… Read more »

Melville House Books

Publishing during wartime, part II

Dennis Johnson