Modern Library launching collection of classics by women
The Modern Library, purveyor of classics and well known for its “Top 100” lists, is launching a collection of classics penned by women. The publishers told John Maher, reporting for Publishers Weekly,… Read more »
Melville House Intern Book Club: The Awakening by Kate Chopin and David Foster Wallace: The Last Interview and Other Conversations
At our last book club we made a shocking confession: we, the Melville interns, haven’t yet read every title published through Melville House. And now, more than halfway through the… Read more »
Melville House partners with Brooklyn Roasting Company to launch new book club
Good news! As you may have already heard, Melville House has teamed up with Brooklyn Roasting Company to get totally ripped on coffee and books in a safe space among friends… Read more »
The Art of the Novella challenge 11: The Awakening
Title: The Awakening Author: Kate Chopin First published: 1899 Page count: 214 First line: A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and… Read more »
Fifty Shades of Grey is really a self-help book, didn’t you know?
A sociology professor in Jerusalem has produced the first-ever academic study of Fifty Shades of Grey, and revealed that the book isn’t just a smutty freak bestseller, but actually a… Read more »
Slideshow: Will H. Bradley and Little Magazines in America
The Grolier Club is hosting a free exhibit, American Little Magazines of the 1890s: A Revolution in Print, from February 20-March 27. Featuring magazines such as The Philistine, the Bibelot,… Read more »
Trashing the dollhouse
Readers imagine the world of a book, but some people go even farther — and no, I’m not talking about the Jane-ites. Julia Callon, photographer, has a new project underway… Read more »