“Equal parts David Lynch and James Ivory”: help support the I Await the Devil’s Coming short film
One of the most popular installments in our Neversink Library of re-discovered classics is Mary MacLane’s confessional memoir I Await the Devil’s Coming. It is the diary of a 19 year… Read more »
You say classic, I say Melville House classic! A totally subjective selection of ten of our books bound for the ages
We’re all going to hell, but hopefully with the impending destruction of the universe more space will open up for new peaks of literary greatness. Luckily, Maddy Foley over at Bustle… Read more »
Lena Dunham publishes extracts from her college diary for charity
As we recently wrote on MobyLives, Lena Dunham has been making forays into publishing, launching an online mag and newsletter, Lenny Letter, and starting her own imprint at Random House, also… Read more »
5 other Melville House authors that ought to be on US currency
US currency is decidedly unliterary compared to its international counterparts: no Jane Austen, air-brushed or not; no Alice Munro, weighing down your pocket on a $5 coin; no Gabriela Mistral… Read more »
How to do an NPR interview
The Rumpus is on top of the confessional nonfiction beat, from Sari Botton’s “Writers Who Are Braver Than Me” interview series to the book club’s conversation with Emily Rapp. Martha… Read more »
Lots of men get together and make really cool tablet for ladies that’s pink and stuff
The newest author on the Melville House list, Mary MacLane, would well understand the limitations of the ePad Femme, a tablet designed for women by the Saudi company Eurostar Group. Running… Read more »