British artists demand to roam free
Artists in merry old England want more access to their countryside. And to do so, they used the tried-and-true, never-fails method of penning an open letter to the prime minister.… 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 »
Orwell’s 1984 was published seventy years ago, a Harvard academic asks if he got it right
Our relationship with technology is quickly becoming one of the most discussed topics of our time. Whether it be the inevitability of AI or social media’s turn to consumerism, the… Read more »
Melville House authors Jenny Odell and J. J. Mulligan Sepúlveda at the Bay Area Book Fair
It’s true. Artist and critic Jenny Odell and immigration lawyer and activist J. J. Mulligan Sepúlveda will be among the participants at this year’s Bay Area Book Festival, which runs… Read more »
Why are we obsessed with reading books more quickly?
Let’s begin Friday with three questions that look a lot easier to answer than they actually are: How many books do you read in a year? Would you like to… Read more »
Author of How to Do Nothing doing something with NPR
I was so psyched about Jenny Odell’s fantastic interview with NPR’s Think with Krys Boyd that I had to share it with our dedicated Mobiers. Here’s the first snippet of conversation… Read more »
Five great long reads by our authors in 2018
One of the great thing about our writers is being able to follow their activities beyond the book. We’re always curious to see where their journalistic noses have sniffing out and we… Read more »