5 Must Read Books for Black History Month
When it comes to pioneers in Black history, who do you think of? February is Black History Month and this year, on the docket for essential reading, we’ve got some classics… Read more »
Buzzing on Bookstagram: Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing just celebrated its paperback release. And believe us when we say, this book is *blowing up* on social feeds. If you’ve ever found yourself… Read more »
Backlist Staff Picks
Before we log off for the holidays, we had to do one more round of staff picks. After asking the scrappy Melville House team what books they’d recommend to readers that we… Read more »
Melville House 2020 Staff Picks
It’s time for the annual ritual where we begin reflecting on the year as it comes to an end. Except 2020 is arguably different than the previous years. People can’t… Read more »
Bad Sex in Fiction Award is canceled
When you hear “Bad Sex in Fiction Award,” I promise you it’s not what you think … errr actually, it is. The British literary magazine known as the Literary Review… Read more »
Writers and publishers stand in support of trans and non-binary people
I’m sure we all remember earlier this summer when J.K. Rowling squashed all of our tween Harry Potter hearts when she publicly offered her criticism on transgender ideology. Soon after… Read more »
Exclusive photos from the man whose life inspired City of Sparrows
Last week the literary debut City of Sparrows—the raw, emotional story of a young man growing up in Homs, Syria in the ’90s—hit shelves. Because the book’s contents are so… Read more »
Here comes “Get Back” do do do do
It’s hard to believe that nearly twenty years have passed since The Beatles Anthology was published by UK publisher Cassell & Co. For anyone unfamiliar with The Beatles Anthology 11+ hour television documentary,… Read more »
Will the screen adaptation of “Dune” live up to readers’ expectations?
If you’re a fan of science fiction, then you’re probably counting down the days until the 2020 film adaptation of author Frank Herbert’s 1965 best-selling novel Dune hits theaters. Denis… Read more »
4 Timely Books to Read on National Read a Book Day
What if there was a day dedicated to just … [Pause for dramatic effect] … reading books? Good news: There is. And it’s this Sunday, September 6. If you want… Read more »