January 10, 2018

Throughout the past year, we’ve heard, seen, and spoken up in support of the resistance to Donald Trump and his racist, sexist, xenophobic administration. As the first anniversary of his inauguration… Read more »

Protest literature

In Memoriam: Lawrence Ferlinghetti — Mike Lindgren
Nobel Nabobs Named; Swedes Suffer Rep Wreckage — Mike Lindgren
MELVILLE HOUSE TO CRASH BOOK BY JOHN DEAN OF WATERGATE FAME ON THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING TRUMP AND HIS FOLLOWERS — Dennis Johnson
Greta Thunberg named TIME person of the year; jointly scoops Waterstones book of the year — Tom Clayton

San Francisco’s Aardvark Books will remain open

Ryan Harrington

A blogger rarely looks forward to issuing a retraction. To have mis-thought, mis-quoted, or mis-typed is a humbling experience I would not wish on my worst enemy. In this case,… Read more »

India celebrates world poetry and honors Filipino literary advocate Dr. PenPen Bugtong Takipsilim

Alex Primiani

Peace, love, and poetry can still be found in this world — for example, at the India World Poetree Festival in Hyderabad. Hundreds of poet delegates from around the world met last… Read more »

Will the real Hunter S. Thompson please stand up?

Melville House

“Did you hear about the musician who was on LSD? He decided to throw himself on the ground and missed.” Yeah, that’s Straight America’s idea of high-larious comedy, circa 1967,… Read more »

Melville House Books

Reading as a form of resistance holds strong in 2018

Stephanie DeLuca