Melville House Books

‹ Publishing during wartime, part II

Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust could harm independent bookshops
How a new bookstore can come out of anywhere and become anything: an interview with the staff of the Booksmith (and the Bindery)
Britain’s “bookseller from hell” is moving on
A Knoxville company’s business is booming thanks to Dolly Parton’s brilliant books initiative
An angry dude is suing Chelsea Clinton for copyright infringement
New York Times copy desk protests Dean Baquet and Joe Kahn’s plans to radically reorganize Gray Lady’s editorial department
Mr and Mrs Dursley, o nummer fower, Privet Loan, were prood tae say that they were gey normal, thank ye awfie muckle
Sherman Alexie, citing depression and a dream, cancels his You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me book tour
White House operatives are preparing a major smear campaign aimed at discrediting journalists
The Wikipedia page for the Calibri font has become a referendum on Pakistan’s ruling family

Journalists, critics, and editors have released a statement of solidarity with workers of the Village Voice Union
A long con ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
A heroic French philosopher dies saving two children from drowning
A supposedly fun interview you should probably watch again
One Spicey meatball: Bye bye, Sean, and don’t let the door hit you
Richard Dawkins’s Berkeley radio event is cancelled over bad tweets about Islam
Happy 112, Elias Canetti!