Melville House Books

Spending a vacation surrounded by books seems to be a popular idea. Emma Cubellis over at BookBub brings us news of Gladstone’s Library in Northern Wales, UK, a 130-year-old library that… Read more »

In all kinds of blog posts past, we’ve seen the line between author and politician (and politician-adjacent) blurred. Now, a best-selling author—who also has the ear of Oprah on spiritual… Read more »

If any of your nerdy friends or acquaintances show up sporting a flashing pin shaped like either a chile pepper or a hot air balloon, give them a hug. That pin signifies that… Read more »

Fast food leviathans McDonald’s—already no strangers to combining books and burgers—announced this week that their New Zealand branches will replace Happy Meal toys with Roald Dahl books, as part of their latest global… Read more »

From the first graphic novel to be nominated for the Man Booker prize, Sabrina, to the fact that this year is the legendary Batman’s 80th anniversary, comics have been big… Read more »

You read that right. And if you’re reading this, I bet you have a literary tattoo. And if you do, I bet you’ve done the rounds online, reading listicles like Buzzfeed’s… Read more »

We are big supporters of Little Free Libraries here at Melville House. A nonprofit that’s dedicated to book-sharing, building community, and spreading the love of reading? Count us in. There are… Read more »

As we reported yesterday, The Booker Prize parted ways with Man Group this week; the hedge fund that financially backed the U.K.’s most famous literary prize for the last 18… Read more »

Ernest Hemingway didn’t initially set out to write The Old Man And the Sea. Deeply influenced by his years among Cuban fishermen (about which, much more here), the story was originally envisioned as… Read more »

Wattpad, the social story platform where writers upload, expand, and build readership, announced the launch of a publishing division, dubbed Wattpad Books. Beginning this year with six YA titles combed… Read more »

Goodbye old/dead, white, male poets. Hello young, female poets. Donna Ferguson of The Guardian reports that “Young women aged 13 to 24 are now the biggest consumers of poetry in… Read more »

Often, when I’m called upon to advise fledgling writers on how to pitch their books, they’re surprised to hear me say something like “think long and hard about the recent… Read more »

Sure, we all know about the Little Shop of Horrors. But what about a little bookshop of horrors? For that, dear friends, look no further than Dark Delicacies, an independent… Read more »

Ah, January. The holidays are over, and the only thing that remains are those weird chocolate liqueurs no-one wants to eat, and a nagging sense of regret: should I really have eaten… Read more »

J.J. Mulligan Sepúlveda, author of No Human is Illegal, appeared on In The Moment with Lori Walsh this week to discuss his new book and the national immigration debate. Read an… Read more »

The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this week to a rapt crowd of critics and cinephiles. Among the highlights include a best actress nomination for Yalitza Aparicio who starred in… Read more »

Imagine popping into your local bookstore and finding former president George W. Bush or Barack Obama behind the counter? Precisely that happened to customers in a Taipei bookstore. According to Lawrence… Read more »

Let’s begin 2019 with a nice soft story–shall we? As soft as a little bunny. And it’s the bunny you know from one of last year’s most-clicked stories: Marlon Bundo. For those… Read more »

No one likes to read about their favorite neighborhood bookstore closing, but when New York City’s Westsider Rare & Used Books announced early last week they would need to close due… Read more »

Elizabeth Hernandez of the Denver Post reports that Denver Public Library is allowing library patrons to start fresh with their overdue fines. A news release from the library estimates $474,000 of… Read more »