Melville House Books

In 2011, Manuel Araya, Pablo Neruda’s driver, told the Mexican magazine Proceso that—as we reported—it was not prostate cancer alone that killed the Nobel Prize-winning poet in 1973. No, Araya… Read more »

Last month, despite apparent reservations, The Orwell Society decided to publish a slim volume of 42 little-known poems written by George Orwell. The poems were written over a 35-year span, from… Read more »

What’s the central threat to the domestic publishing industry? Is it overproduction? Is it Google Books? Is it the United States government’s consistent willingness to define consumer interest in a… Read more »

Yesterday marked the beginning of University Press Week (UPW), a celebration of academic presses and scholarly writing presented by the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). UPW was first established by Jimmy… Read more »

Does the number of books in your home worry you? Do you lose track of the books you’re most interested in? Well, sir/madame, Behold the single book bookshelf: Finally, you can present a… Read more »