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April 18, 2012

House nominates resolution honoring Ameen Rihani and The Book of Khalid

The Book of Khalid has a fascinating and important history starting with its place as the first Arab-American novel. Ameen Rihani’s sojourning tale of turn-of-the-century life in New York captures an important and overlooked place in American history. Innovative in form and important in subject,…

The Book of Khalid has a fascinating and important history starting with its place as the first Arab-American novel. Ameen Rihani’s sojourning tale of turn-of-the-century life in New York captures an important and overlooked place in American history. Innovative in form and important in subject,…

March 12, 2012

SLIDE SHOW: Famous writers’ stationary

For those of us interested in the evolution of the written word (and who also enjoy rifling through celebrities’ personal effects), Retronaut has posted a series of letterheads from famous people & companies ranging from 1900-1997. You can see a few selections here. The question…

For those of us interested in the evolution of the written word (and who also enjoy rifling through celebrities’ personal effects), Retronaut has posted a series of letterheads from famous people & companies ranging from 1900-1997. You can see a few selections here. The question…

November 23, 2011

Happy Birthday, Ameen Rihani

Since we’ll be out of the office tomorrow engaging in gluttonous activities, we thought it best to note before we leave that one of our authors, Ameen Rihani, was born on November 24th. Rihani’s place of birth was a small town in Lebanon, and he…

Since we’ll be out of the office tomorrow engaging in gluttonous activities, we thought it best to note before we leave that one of our authors, Ameen Rihani, was born on November 24th. Rihani’s place of birth was a small town in Lebanon, and he…

October 16, 2011

You’re not crazy: Melville House has a new website

Our new website and online store launches today. As you can see, it’s completely re-designed: we’re particularly proud of the new homepage, these nifty product pages, and, of course, the bag. There’s also some new features to boast about, including one really significant thing: you…

January 20, 2011

Introducing….

Click HERE to Suggest a Title for Our New Series     Pre-Order and get them 30 days early HERE The Neversink Library champions books from around the world that have been overlooked,underappreciated, looked askance at, or foolishly ignored. They are issued in handsome, well-designed…