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After forty-eight years, the San Francisco Guardian announced it would be shutting down last Tuesday, but would still be open if anyone felt like making an offer. This week, the staff is trying… Read more »

Last week, Waterstones made international headlines when a hapless tourist from Texas, David Willis, became locked in the Trafalgar Square branch of the bookshop for two hours. Willis had wandered… Read more »

McSweeney’s, the sixteen year-old publishing company in San Francisco, is filing for nonprofit status, according to an announcement on its webpage this week. At Melville House, we know as well… Read more »

First things first: venture no further if you live in fear of spoilers, specifically for George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire and the HBO series Game of… Read more »

It’s not so surprising that admirers of a famous person’s work can become interested in that person’s personal life. Maybe they want to further explore what makes their favorite playwright… Read more »