Melville House Books

    STAFF PICKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS It was one of the best years ever in the history of Melville House, with perhaps the widest variety of titles we’ve ever… Read more »

George Whitman, the American who owned one of the world’s most well-known — and beloved — bookstores, Shakespeare & Company, famously located on the Left Bank of the Seine in… Read more »

John Waters, in this interview at The Financial Times, claims to be regretful about how gay culture has gone mainstream: I miss it … I’m for gay marriage. I don’t want to do it,… Read more »

Razan Ghazzawi, a 31-year-old Syrian blogger, was arrested and charged with “trying to incite sectarian strife” earlier this week, which could result in a 15-year prison sentence for the U.S.-born… 1 / Read more »

“Don’t let the strains of ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ over the store’s audio system fool you. Barnes & Noble is ‘against’ Christmas” — or at least, so says… 1 / Read more »

Entertainment Weekly turned us on to the totally weird literary crafts of Debbie Ritter of Champaign, Illinois. Her Etsy page shows off her handmade wares: dozens of “miniature art dolls” including many… 2 / Read more »

John Updike’s boyhood home for sale on eBay Naguib Mahfouz archive sale rouses anger The phenomenal ‘New York Review of Books’ NPR: 10 best novels of 2011 The most beautiful… Read more »