After 300 years of men, a woman Is finally elected as Oxford Professor of Poetry
Since 1708, Oxford has elected 45 poets to its prestigious post of the Oxford Professor of Poetry. Until this year, all of them have been men. According to Katie Mansfield… Read more »
The most controversial landmark in NYC may now be the Strand
New York City has a new landmark—a bookstore. Break out the bubbly for The Strand, Manhattan’s legendary bookstore, just don’t expect to be cheered by the owners. Reporting for Publisher’s… Read more »
International writers feeling the burn of Brexit in prep for Edinburgh Book Festival
There is nothing more of a pain in the butt than for a cultural ambassador from one country to be denied entry into another. But it happens often, with greatening frequency, to… Read more »
Rudolph Herzog has a new book and a new film, what about you?
Veteran Melville House author Rudolph Herzog sure knows how to spin plates. In addition to making his English fiction debut this October with the spooktacular story collection Ghosts of Berlin,… Read more »
BookCon was either a snoozer this year, or you almost got killed
According to Publishers Weekly, that is. In an article titled “Mixed Reviews for this Year’s Literary Fan Fest,” PW’s Claire Kirsh reports that BookCon, the YA fan festival that follows on the… Read more »
What made this year’s Man Booker International winners so damn notable?
The winner for the Man Booker International Prize, literature in translation’s biggest award, was announced on Tuesday as Celestial Bodies by the Omani writer Jokha Alharthi and translated by Marilyn Booth. For… Read more »
81-year-old debut novelist is shortlisted for a literary prize, so take that, ageists!
First, the news. As reported by the Bookseller, Silence Under a Stone, by the 81-year-old* Irish writer Norma MacMaster, has been shortlisted for the Society of Authors’ Awards. It is also… Read more »
Actually, we do publish manuscripts sent to the slush pile
This month the editors are looking daily through our submissions inbox. I know this because I am one of them. One question I get when encouraging people to submit is,… Read more »
Listen to Juliet Escoria’s curated soundtrack for her debut novel Juliet the Maniac
It’s publication week for Juliet Escoria’s long-awaited debut novel Juliet the Maniac! Book critic Kristen Millares Young really kicked things off when she wrote in her rave Washington Post review: “To read Juliet the… Read more »
The second annual Melville House nonfiction open reading period
It’s May 2019. Do you know where your great nonfiction ideas are? Hopefully in our inboxes! That’s right: Melville House is excited once again to open up the ol’ submission email account for a reading period,… Read more »