Melville House Books

1. To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, by Joshua Ferris 2. The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan 3. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, by Karen… Read more »

Surely you did not miss the long, drawn-out negotiations between St. Mark’s Bookshop and Cooper Union. Pleas to save the shop papered the streets, and peppered social media feeds for the… Read more »

There’s something magical about Shakespeare & Company in Paris—perhaps it has to do with the bookshop’s esteemed lineage. Originally Sylvia Beach’s shop at a different location on rue de l’Odeon,… Read more »

A friend says, “I’m working on my novel.” First, you’re impressed: you think, Wow, a novel! Then comes resentment. Why, you think, is he bragging about it? What does he… Read more »