An interview with William T. Vollmann, author of An Afghanistan Picture Show
In 1982, the young William T. Vollmann worked odd jobs, including as a secretary at an insurance company, until he’d saved up enough money to go to Afghanistan, where he… Read more »
Interview: Rudolph Herzog, author of A Short History of Nuclear Folly
In A Short History of Nuclear Folly, Rudolph Herzog presents a devastating account of history’s most irresponsible uses of nuclear technology. From the rarely-discussed nightmare of “Broken Arrows” (40 nuclear… Read more »
Nuclear Folly Locator
In honor of Rudolph Herzog’s excellent A Short History of Nuclear Folly, we built this handy “Nuclear Folly Locator,” so you can browse a few of the strange (and sometimes horrifying)… Read more »
LISTEN: Hart Crane’s “To the Brooklyn Bridge” read by Tennessee Williams
TO THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE How many dawns, chill from his rippling rest The seagull’s wings shall dip and pivot him, Shedding white rings of tumult, building high Over the… Read more »
David Graeber Live Chat / Reddit AMA
David Graeber, author of the award-winning Debt, the First 5,000 Years, is participating in a Reddit AMA session on Monday, January 28th. You can join him and ask questions here:… 22 / Read more »
Good luck this weekend indie booksellers!
MobyLives returns Monday; Until then, we wish you much success on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday… Read more »
Tarun Tejpal takes The Strand
The author of The Story of My Assassins continues his international book tour… Read more »
Melville House designers win four best cover awards!
Congratulations to our in-house design guru Christopher King … Read more »
Here’s to the crazy ones …
To mark its tenth anniversary, Melville House has announced the “Think Differently” campaign with a new video that parodies the first “Think Different” commercial from Apple.… Read more »
“Love is a Thing on Sale for More Money Than There Exists,” a short story by Tao Lin
This was the month that people began to suspect that terrorists had infiltrated Middle America, set up under- ground tunnels in the rural areas, like gophers. During any moment, it… 1 / Read more »