February 14, 2019

A family of literature lovers committed a library crime—but they were met with an unexpected response. Upon returning a book that was almost 27,000 days overdue, Mora Gregg received interview requests… Read more »

Bookshelves

Just being around books reportedly enhances intellectual capacity in later life — Michael Seidlinger
Dear Dairy: artist makes book out of cheese — Tom Clayton
McNally Jackson to expand—and add two new stores — James Collier
Order, order! Publishers set to clean up in the wake of tidying craze — Tom Clayton

I choose you, inanimate printed book, to be my Valentine

Michael Barron

Today is the great Hallmark day of romance. Call it bullshit, but as a Scorpio, I’ve calculated that I was most likely conceived on Valentine’s Day. So umm, happy conception… Read more »

What it takes to survive as a writer today

Michael Seidlinger

By now we’ve all heard, lamented, and begun to speak up about the horrible string of layoffs plaguing journalists and media professionals. Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, Vice: Thousands of writers have lost… Read more »

Bookseller Spotlight: Chris Linendoll of Northshire Bookstore

Melville House

Welcome to our first Bookseller Spotlight! Bookseller interviews have popped up in a few iterations over the years on MobyLives, we’re hoping to keep this series running. Today we’re talking… Read more »

Melville House Books

World’s most endearing woman returns library book 73 years later

Christina Cerio