December 14, 2017

If you made a list of things that Melville House has spent 2017 dutifully, gleefully condemning, Sean Spicer would be near the top. From Spicer’s “covfefe” bullshit to his conveniently forgetting that… Read more »

Politics

So much drama in the LRB — Annika Karody
Trump attempting to block niece's tell-all book — Lauren Campbell
Essential Reads for Election Season — Melville House
MELVILLE HOUSE TO CRASH BOOK BY JOHN DEAN OF WATERGATE FAME ON THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING TRUMP AND HIS FOLLOWERS — Dennis Johnson

Could you spot a Nobel prize winner? Nineteen publishers couldn’t…

Nikki Griffiths

Are we living in an era of throwaway literature? Seventy-year-old French writer Serge Volle thought so, and went about proving it. He sent chapters of one of his favourite classics to… Read more »

Eataly has pulled all of Mario Batali’s books (and sauces!) from shelves

Taylor Sperry

No, not all men, and certainly not you, a #BelieveWomen Moby-reading non-Cat Person. But let’s be real: it sure is a lot of men. The latest (or one of the… Read more »

The Ayn Rand Institute is about to give away its four millionth Ayn Rand book, which is unfortunate

Ian Dreiblatt

According to a press release, the Ayn Rand Institute, which blows, is set to distribute its four millionth copy of one of Ayn Rand’s books, which are stupid, sometime in the next four… Read more »

Melville House Books

Sean Spicer’s new book will “set the record straight”

Peter Clark