Melville House Books

A marriage advice book, entitled  A Gift for Muslim Couple by Maulavi Ashraf Ali Thanvi, is creating an uproar in Canada. For sale at Islamic Books and Souvenirs in Toronto, the… Read more »

TODAY ONLY: The Duel by Giacomo Casanova can be had for a mere $6 for the print edition and and $2.99 for the eBook. Both contain the “Illuminations” series. “Yes, for… Read more »

After so much talk about scary new forms of censorship, it’s interesting to reflect on the halcyon days when prudish customs officials were sometimes all we had to worry about. David… Read more »

Mike Daisey would like to apologize A Confederacy of Dunces lost manuscript Tim Parks on our need for stories Kit Fine is a groovy metaphysician Gary Shteyngart’s hilarious misery Teddy… Read more »

Bad news, fellow publishers. We’ve been so busy fretting about Amazon’s tyranny, bookshop closures, and the rise of the ebook, that we’ve missed the fatal threat posed to us by Facebook.… 2 / Read more »