Nashville’s Parnassus Books is firing on all cylinders
These days, it’s almost hard to remember that for a brief moment, the Athens of the South was (basically) without a serious bookstore (sorry Books-A-Million). Between 2010, when Davis-Kidd closed down… Read more »
Join Melville House and Book Riot on June 6th for the Christopher Morley Walk!
Brooklyn has a lot going for it. We have incredible food, lots of parks, art pretty much everywhere, and some kick-ass independent publishers. For people who love real honest-to-god glue… Read more »
Christopher Morley’s “The Rubaiyat of Account Overdue” for legendary bookseller Frances Steloff
In 1920, Frances Steloff rented out a brownstone basement in the Theater District at 128 West 45th Street for $75 a month and started a bookshop. Her stock was initially only… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 12: Parnassus on Wheels
Title: Parnassus on Wheels Author: Christopher Morley First published: 1917 Page count: 142 First line: I wonder if there’s not a lot of bunkum in higher education? Part of this project, I said out… Read more »