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Melville House Publishing is an independent publisher of literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Founded in 2001 by Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians.

The company was founded in 2001 and was named winner of the 2007 Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing, popularly known as the "indie publisher of the year" award. In January, 2008 Melville House moved to a new location in DUMBO, Brooklyn that combines a bookstore with an event space as well as their offices. Events will be held regularly and will feature Nobel Prize winners,

a "lunch-time" lecture series, and younger fiction writers. For more information go to their Wikipedia page, their official site, or (for a complete listing of books they have published) their Goodreads page. (See above)

Information about a recently published book will appear in the "Notes" section, which will be updated biweekly or monthly.

01/01/2025

Our publisher, Dennis, talks about how EVERY MAN DIES ALONE by Hans Fallada came to be published in English.

12/18/2024

•Out Feb 4, 2025•

Publishing on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine: The gripping, heartrending story, told in her own words, of a formidable 29-year-old woman serving as a commander on the front lines of the War in Ukraine — an intimate, hair-raising look at modern warfare . . .

12/16/2024

Melville House publisher Dennis talks about the making of EVERY MAN DIES ALONE by Hans Fallada and reads a passage from the book.

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This unflinching masterpiece based on a true story of resistance is more timely than ever, as fascist forces in the 20th century find their home in the rhetoric of the modern right wing political agenda.

12/13/2024

•Coming January 21, 2025•
TO SAVE THE MAN by John Sayles

In the vein of NEVER LET ME GO and KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the ‘cultural genocide’ experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . .

12/10/2024

AGAINST PLATFORMS by Mike Pepi
In stores January 7, 2025

12/09/2024

As a token of our thanks for a fantastic year, our final sale of 2025 is here: *all books* are 20% off until Dec 31.

• The last day to ship is Dec 19
• Shipping will resume on Jan 5, 2025

12/05/2024

HOW TO DO NOTHING is one of McNally Jackson’s Bestselling Books! Congratulations to our author, Jenny Odell.

12/05/2024

Congratulations to our author, Ed Simon, for being on the Best Books of 2024!

12/04/2024

Congratulations to our author, , for being in the Best Crime Novels of 2024!

12/03/2024

JAMIE MACGILLIVRAY by John Sayles is now available in paperback!

12/01/2024

November 30th marks Shirley Chisholm Day.

She’s the first black woman congressman, was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971, and the Congressional Women’s Caucus in 1977.

11/26/2024

Congratulations to , author of SMOKE KINGS, for being included in the “100 Notable Books of 2024”!

11/25/2024

Chris Stephen, author of THE FUTURE OF WAR CRIMES JUSTICE, writes about Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest warrant.

Full article available at the link in our bio.

11/25/2024

Chris Stephen, author of THE FUTURE OF WAR CRIMES JUSTICE, writes about Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest warrant.

Read the article, link in bio.

11/22/2024

WALTER BENJAMIN STARES AT THE SEA by C.D. Rose has been shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize!

11/21/2024

Andrew Davis, co-author of DISTURBING THE BONES, at in Summerland, CA.

11/20/2024

The Melville House Holiday Gift Guide is here!

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TECHNOFEUDALISM by Yanis Varoufakis
Big tech has replaced capitalism’s twin pillars—markets and profit—with its platforms and rents. With every click and scroll, we labor like serfs to increase its power.

THE ITALY LETTERS by Vi Khi Nao
A mesmerizing epistolary tale of a sensual q***r love affair set against the backdrop of Las Vegas’ gritty underbelly.

BELL HOOKS: THE LAST INTERVIEW
bell hooks was a prolific, trailblazing author, feminist, social activist, cultural critic, and professor. Born Gloria Jean Watkins, bell used her pen name to center attention on her ideas and to honor her courageous great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks.

JAMIE MACGILLIVRAY by John Sayles
Spanning 13 years, two continents, several wars, and many smoke-filled and bloody battlefields, John Sayles’s thrilling historical and cinematic epic invites comparison with Diana Gabaldon, George R. R. Martin, Phillippa Gregory, and Charles Dickens.

SINÉAD O’CONNOR: THE LAST INTERVIEW
A significant collection of interviews with the defiant, controversial, and ground-breaking singer, songwriter, and activist throughout her turbulent career . . .

DISTURBING THE BONES by Andrew Davis and Jeff Biggers
A propulsive debut political thriller set in the aftermath of a global nuclear weapons crisis—from the acclaimed filmmaker of The Fugitive and an award-winning journalist . . .

THE ABSINTHE FORGER by Evan Rail
An astonishing true crime story about an eccentric grifter who blew up the lucrative black market for vintage bottles of the legendary drink of artistic renegades, absinthe . . .

IN DEFENSE OF LOVE by Ron Rosenbaum
A stirring manifesto on love in the modern age, now available for the first time in paperback . . .

11/18/2024

David Rowell, author of THE ENDLESS REFRAIN, at in DC!

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