Melville House Books

Topics discussed: mozzarella sticks, Nick During, incompetence, silliness, fear, Martin Amis, Facebook comments, George Orwell, the New York Review of Books, Charlie Hebdo, Henry Green, the Nobel Prize, John Banville, Tomas Tranströmer, Karl Ove… Read more »

We’ve discussed whether books should cost less than a cup of coffee. Let’s take a minute to consider the opposite. Should books cost more, rather than less, the standard hardcover… Read more »

We’ve been following the saga and tragic fate of independent publisher Hesperus Press. Early last week, it emerged that all four members of its staff had resigned with no public… Read more »

A Long Island woman is facing a lot more than overdue fines from the New York Public Library over several rare books that were taken from the collection. Nicole Hong… Read more »