October 01, 2018 » MobyLives! Archives

Well, hello there. You might’ve noticed something new happening on our Instagram. Here at Melville House HQ, there’s a new furry member on our crew and she’s got a lot… Read more »

Book reviews

Protest or PR stunt? Jeanette Winterson burns her own books in anger over cover blurbs — Nikki Griffiths
Benefits of bad books? Young reader weighs in — Mike Lindgren
Trump attempting to block niece's tell-all book — Lauren Campbell
Book critics org roiled by race controversy; prez, board members resign — Mike Lindgren

Nobel prize for literature is unlikely to return in 2019

Erica Huang

The thrilling saga continues re: the Nobel Prize. If you’ve been following the dramatic on-goings of the Swedish Academy and the litany of sexual harassment allegations, mishandled leaks and overall… Read more »

Intellectual show-offs and other insufferable book customers

Christina Cerio

Today we will cover the five worst kinds of bookstore customers, as told by Shaun Bythell, author of The Diary of a Bookseller. Don’t be one of them. 1. The self-proclaimed… Read more »

Autumn is upon us, which means it is BBTVA (Big Book TV Adaptation) season!

Tom Clayton

WARNING: [extremely mild] Killing Eve spoilers ahead And so, after the longest, hottest, most waistcoat-wearingest Summer any of us can remember, Autumn is finally making itself known. Long shadows, crispy leaves, the faint… Read more »

Writing advice from C.D. Rose

Michael Seidlinger

“I think all of the best stories, and works of art more generally, have a sense of mystery in them, the idea that they have not yet given up all their secrets…”… Read more »

Melville House Books

October 1, 2018

Our Barker-in-Chief gives some doggone great Melville House book reviews

Stephanie Valente