Melville House Books

Conversations With Chen Xitong, a new book of interviews with former Beijing mayor Chen Xitong, provides a starkly different assessment of events surrounding the Tiananmen Square massacre, claiming the Chinese… 3 / Read more »

On September 27th— just, no doubt, as Fifty Shades of Grey begins to pass somewhat more slowly across the counters of US bookstores—another British hamper will arrive, in the form… 1 / Read more »

Oprah Winfrey was once a name in the book business that rivaled those of the industry’s bestselling authors. From 1996 to 2011, Oprah’s book club was a staple of the… Read more »

If some commentators are to be believed, we’ll soon be barking nothing but txtspk at one another, such is the degeneration of the English language in the hands of yoofs.… Read more »

Pros and cons of accessible editors Before dating a writer, one should …? No really, living forever is not a good idea The words you speak will change your brain… Read more »