Melville House Books

In the newest installment of the Melville House Live Book Project, Washington Post reporter Kari Lydersen researches the intersection of labor, immigrants rights and community organizations—all leading up to the… Read more »

Over 50 years since it branded him a traitor, and over 40 years since his death, Turkey has restored citizenship to its most famous poet of the 20th century, Nazim… Read more »

For all the elevated speculation that maybe the book business would weather the storm this lackluster Christmas season — by proving to be the more inexpensive yet tasteful gift to… Read more »

OK, for those of you re-tooling your life in the New Year, US News and World Report has some important reading – the thirteen most overrated careers. Guess what made… Read more »

It’s interesting to speculate, from within these incredibly turbulent times, what the book industry on display at the Book Expo America convention will look like in say, oh, 2012. (If… Read more »

The last time there was an economic meltdown in the UK — during the eighties, aka the Thatcher era — with factories closing, unemployement skyrocketing, inflation spiking, public spending plummeting,… 2 / Read more »

Bookslut Interview with Grant Achatz of Alinea from Jessa Crispin on Vimeo. Jessa Crispin of Bookslut talks to superstar Chicago chef Grant Achatz—whom Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential) says is going… Read more »