A true tale of Holocaust survival wins the Costa Book of the Year Award
Prizes. They really matter in the UK. Win a prize and a book can go from selling a couple of thousand copies to tens of thousands in a matter of… Read more »
Congressman Keith Ellison asks Amazon why they’re still selling Nazi merchandise
As we wrote last week, Amazon is, right now, profiting from the sale of racist and Nazi merchandise, via third parties using their Marketplace platform to move products that include books, clothing,… Read more »
Jean-Marie Le Pen’s memoir is a bestseller in France, a country that also contains many decent people
Since France’s passage the Gayssot Act in 1990, it’s illegal in France to deny the fact, or the immensity, of the Holocaust in that country. But that didn’t really seem to deter self-labeled… Read more »
Punctuation, Lesson One: From the James Woods School of Online Defamation
Hello students, and welcome to the James Woods School of Online Defamation. This course is Defamation 101: How To Call People Nazis Without Calling Them Nazis. Now, you’re all here because… Read more »
Thoughts on antifa
Boston-area bookseller, Melville House author, and beloved MobyLives columnist Josh Cook first published these thoughts on his blog, In Order of Importance. We read them, loved them, and are grateful to Josh for allowing… Read more »
Evanston Public Library affected by hate crimes
Amidst the horrific spike in hate crimes committed across the country these past weeks, the Evanston Public Library has discovered that seven books about Islam and the Qur’an have been… Read more »
One A’mason’ Discovery
There are star-studded blockbuster films dedicated to celebrating the uncovering and restoration of priceless art plundered by the Nazis. You hear much less about great reads that they might have laid their… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: President Obama should invite Thomas Pynchon to the White House
Topics discussed: Paul and Linda McCartney, Wings, Paul McCartney and Wings, The Fireman, the big questions, President Obama, Thomas Pynchon, Alex’s family, Pontius Pilate, Satan, Jesus, Richard Farina, mustaches, V,… Read more »
Two for Tuesday: Are there too many books?
Topics discussed: warmth, beach vacations, gently crashing waves, rust, Rust, Norwegian domestic terrorism, American domestic terrorism, the long tail, The Long Tail, Stewart O’Nan, Alex’s party skills, cynicism, poker, Authors… Read more »
The life and work of Ödön von Horváth
Ödön von Horváth, author of the novels The Eternal Philistine and Youth Without God — the first in print and the second forthcoming from Melville House — died on this… Read more »