January 17, 2017

Whether you are among those joining the boycott against Simon & Schuster for publishing hate speech monger Milo Yiannopoulos or not, the Martin Luther King holiday weekend was a moving… 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

The press can fight back against Trump’s bullying by standing together

Julia Fleischaker

You may have heard that Donald Trump had a press conference last week? It was his first since becoming president-elect, and it was, well, unconventional. As Jim Rutenberg describes it… Read more »

What we do now, and what bookstores are doing near you

If anything gives me courage as we head into inauguration day, it’s the daily reminder that there are millions of people around the country who want to get involved. Good, sassy, strong, intelligent… Read more »

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, has died

Ryan Harrington

Last Thursday, January 12th, author and filmmaker William Peter Blatty died at the age of eighty-nine. Blatty is best remembered for being the man behind the 1971 novel The Exorcist. That terrifying little tale of… Read more »

Melville House Books

Publishing during wartime, part IV: Learning from history

Dennis Johnson

The press can fight back against Trump’s bullying by standing together

Julia Fleischaker

What we do now, and what bookstores are doing near you

Peter Clark

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist, has died

Ryan Harrington