The greatest TV show ever made about book publishing: Part 2
In our previous installment, I discussed how the portrayal of book publishing in The Affair, Showtime’s award-winning drama series, is both laughably inaccurate and admirably surreal. This time, we delve into the… Read more »
Tolstoy’s great-great-granddaughter organizes four-day marathon reading of War and Peace
In Russia, yesterday marked the first day of what will be a week-long marathon reading of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Coordinated by Fekla Tolstaya, Tolstoy’s great-great-granddaughter, the event seeks to finish reading… Read more »
Could Donald Trump make publishing great again?
I don’t go to too many book signings. This is because they are boring. Mostly, you just stand in line, wait for a brief encounter with a person who will… Read more »
MH author screws up, forcing us to placate fictional character
We received the following letter: Dear Melville House, I come to you with a heavy, litigious heart. Some weeks ago I was sent an advance copy of Sophia, a so-called… Read more »
Pope Francis comes to America
Yesterday afternoon, Pope Francis touched down at Andrews Air Force Base, in Maryland, where he was greeted by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and their families. Pope Francis is… Read more »
Three Cups of Tea author’s charity rebounding after scandal
If your bestselling book gets exposed as a sham built on lies, it’s hard to know how quickly the public will forgive. Especially when, as is usually the case, there’s… Read more »
Ban questions from literary readings
Josephine Livingstone had a hit piece on Gawker yesterday titled “Ban Men From Literary Readings.” She argues that a “Q&A session after a reading isn’t a contest,” and that comments… Read more »
How can authors partner with indie bookstores? Ask a bookseller
Recently at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Minneapolis, Melville House publisher Dennis Johnson organized and moderated a panel about the many partnership opportunities for authors and independent… Read more »
Pulitzer winner Rick Bragg’s biography of rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, published in 2014 by HarperCollins, was warmly received upon release and appeared on multiple best-of-2014 lists for nonfiction. Lewis, who still records and… Read more »
Former SeaWorld trainer’s book tour stop cancelled after SeaWorld digs up dirt
SeaWorld’s slow, inexorable suicide-by-media that began with the damning documentary Blackfish has taken a bizarre turn, on the eve of their former trainer’s book tour. John Hargrove, the former senior orca… Read more »