Melville House Books

The aftermath of last week’s capitulation by three of the five major publishers has had at least one solid effect: Barnes & Noble took a 17% hit on its stock.… Read more »

“A group of baboons has learned to discriminate real English words from non-words just by looking at them written down,” according to a report in the New Scientist. In a… Read more »

Many of us have spent more time reading about Kingsely Amis’ reputation as a high-minded philandering boozehound than we have reading his books. Of his estimable output, this reader must… Read more »

What to do when the guest of honor does not always behave so honorably? The London Book Fair faces this question and others just like it by welcoming China as this… Read more »

Founder of Smashwords on DOJ lawsuit Seth Godin is weighing in, too Louis C.K. as a publishing model Publishing’s real nemesis Audiobooks as running aids The science of trusting your… Read more »