July 10, 2018 » MobyLives! Archives

It was a dinner party that did it. Well, “dinner party” makes it sound more glamorous than it was. It was Thanksgiving, and just three weeks after Donald Trump had been elected… Read more »

Melville House Books

Publishers take book events online ... and introducing #MelvilleHousehold — Tom Clayton
Happy Women's Month! 5 great reads by women, about women — Amelia Stymacks
"Book murderer" feels wrath of Twitter over eccentric practice — Mike Lindgren
In conversation with Steve Almond, author of Against Football — John Francisconi

On sale today: The Marginalized Majority by Onnesha Roychoudhuri

Melville House

Today, we’re majorly excited to be publishing The Marginalized Majority: Claiming our Power in a Post-Truth America, by writer, editor, and educator Onnesha Roychoudhuri. It’s a key book for the Trump era —… Read more »

Happy eighty-seven, Alice Munro!

Melville House

“This is what really interests me and what draws me and what is the most important thing about writing fiction, I think: not to dissect people, but to celebrate the… Read more »

This printing press would hug you if it had arms and feelings, but it doesn’t, so instead just gaze in awe at its phenomenal work

Melville House

Behold, the mighty Heidelberg Windmill, one of the most iconic printing presses ever devised! This brief video is pure candy, and comes strongly recommended. (Pro-tip: Mute it to skip the genial… Read more »