168:
35:
182:
collected poetry related to the event and published it as a book to great success, which launched the company. They intended
Melville to be a low volume boutique that specializes in poetry and "highly literary" novels issuing less than six a year. The company has a reputation as a "activist press"
543:, March 14, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2007. "One of the most moving moments of the week came when Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians, co-publishers of Hoboken, NJ based Melville House received the Miriam Bass Award for Creativity in Independent Publishing at the opening of the conference."
230:. The Neversink Library, "a collection of lost, forgotten, and 'foolishly ignored' books from around the world". The Last Interview series, which collects interviews with prominent writers, including the last interviews given before their deaths, has included
183:
and became known for works of "political reportage with a leftist streak". Johnson once said they formed the company with the notion of "getting Bush out of office" in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
209:, to a location that includes a bookstore with their offices. The opening was on January 19, 2008. In 2013, Melville House started a sister company in the United Kingdom, Melville House UK.
191:
732:
259:, an encyclical on climate change, soon after the Pope released it. The speed of publications has been called "extraordinary" for the industry. In 2016, Melville House published
246:
727:
487:
151:
of literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The company was founded in 2001 and is run by the husband-and-wife team of Dennis Loy
Johnson and Valerie Merians in
654:
516:
345:
583:
178:
The company was founded by husband-and-wife team of Dennis
Johnson and Valerie Merians. Johnson wrote a blog called "MobyLives" and after the
737:
602:
524:
187:
553:
450:
312:
34:
269:. Melville used a process they call "crashing the book" to work around the clock and bring the book out in 27 days.
261:
409:
380:
514:"MELVILLE HOUSE CO-PUBLISHERS DENNIS LOY JOHNSON AND VALERIE MERIANS ARE NAMED 2007 MIRIAM BASS AWARD WINNERS"
167:
603:"Some people never learn: Johnson & Merians start a new company ... Melville House UK » MobyLives"
433:
Publishing the
Torture Report cemented their reputation as a self-described 'activist publishing company.'
513:
212:
Melville House publishes books in several series. These include the Art of the
Novella Series, which
115:
95:
587:
536:
219:
152:
317:
266:
492:
417:
231:
85:
680:
520:
206:
172:
156:
628:
202:(American Institute of Graphic Arts) "50 books/50 Covers" cover design award for 2007.
456:
255:
235:
227:
721:
655:"Revisiting The 'Last Interview' Of Ernest Hemingway, Philip K. Dick And Nora Ephron"
223:
71:
17:
250:
214:
179:
159:. It has a reputation as an "activist press" and publisher of left-leaning books.
120:
537:"RATTLING THE CAGE AT THE AAP ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR THE LARGE AND LESS THAN LARGE"
239:
286:
421:
218:
called an "ongoing celebration of the form", and which includes classics by
148:
81:
313:"NEW JERSEY & CO.; When Publish or Perish Is More Than Just Words"
561:
527:
press release dated
February 6, 2007. Accessed October 24, 2007.
199:
108:
192:
Miriam Bass Award for
Creativity in Independent Publishing
131:
249:
in just 19 days; and later that year, an edition of the
410:"Why an Indie Press in Brooklyn Is Publishing the Pope"
710:
381:"This Indie Publisher Is Throwing the Books at Trump"
346:"The Return of the Novella, the Original #Longread"
247:
126:
114:
104:
91:
77:
67:
59:
41:
469:works of political reportage with a leftist streak
449:
733:Book publishing companies based in New York City
627:Melville House Publishing (September 26, 2016).
679:Melville House Publishing (26 September 2016).
8:
488:"The Making of 'The Making of Donald Trump'"
27:
171:Melville House Publishing and Bookstore in
443:
441:
26:
584:"Melville House moved to Dumbo, Brooklyn"
339:
337:
335:
728:Publishing companies established in 2001
451:"Turning the Torture Report Into a Book"
448:Alexandra Schwartz (December 19, 2014).
403:
401:
166:
155:. The company is named after the author
481:
479:
477:
374:
372:
370:
368:
366:
306:
304:
278:
198:published by Melville was part of the
63:Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians
653:Maureen Corrigan (January 11, 2016).
7:
586:. January 22, 2008. Archived from
554:"50 Books / 50 Covers competition"
525:Association of American Publishers
188:Association of American Publishers
100:Turnaround Publisher Services (UK)
25:
196:The Little Girl and The Cigarette
486:John Maher (September 2, 2016).
408:Shavin, Naomi (August 4, 2015).
205:In 2008 Melville House moved to
186:In 2007, they were named by the
33:
601:Philip Jones (March 25, 2013).
344:John Fassler (April 24, 2012).
289:. Turnaround Publisher Services
1:
379:Tyler Woods (April 4, 2017).
311:Lewis Beale (July 28, 2002).
681:"Last Interview Series Page"
738:Companies based in Brooklyn
147:is an American independent
47:; 23 years ago
754:
262:The Making of Donald Trump
245:In 2014, it published the
190:as the winner of the 2007
685:Melville House Publishing
633:Melville House Publishing
519:October 12, 2007, at the
145:Melville House Publishing
32:
28:Melville House Publishing
629:"Neversink Library Page"
98:Publisher Services (US)
175:
170:
78:Headquarters location
607:Melville House Books
590:on February 1, 2008.
96:Penguin Random House
18:Melville House Books
564:on October 11, 2007
541:ForeWord (magazine)
220:Miguel de Cervantes
153:Hoboken, New Jersey
29:
318:The New York Times
267:David Cay Johnston
176:
493:Publishers Weekly
142:
141:
105:Publication types
68:Country of origin
16:(Redirected from
745:
714:
713:
711:Official website
696:
695:
693:
691:
676:
670:
669:
667:
665:
650:
644:
643:
641:
639:
624:
618:
617:
615:
613:
598:
592:
591:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
560:. Archived from
550:
544:
534:
528:
511:
505:
504:
502:
500:
483:
472:
471:
466:
464:
453:
445:
436:
435:
430:
428:
414:The New Republic
405:
396:
395:
393:
391:
376:
361:
360:
358:
356:
341:
330:
329:
327:
325:
308:
299:
298:
296:
294:
287:"Our publishers"
283:
232:Ernest Hemingway
138:
135:
133:
127:Official website
55:
53:
48:
37:
30:
21:
753:
752:
748:
747:
746:
744:
743:
742:
718:
717:
709:
708:
705:
700:
699:
689:
687:
678:
677:
673:
663:
661:
652:
651:
647:
637:
635:
626:
625:
621:
611:
609:
600:
599:
595:
582:
581:
577:
567:
565:
552:
551:
547:
535:
531:
521:Wayback Machine
512:
508:
498:
496:
485:
484:
475:
462:
460:
447:
446:
439:
426:
424:
407:
406:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
364:
354:
352:
343:
342:
333:
323:
321:
310:
309:
302:
292:
290:
285:
284:
280:
275:
207:Dumbo, Brooklyn
165:
157:Herman Melville
130:
99:
51:
49:
46:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
751:
749:
741:
740:
735:
730:
720:
719:
716:
715:
704:
703:External links
701:
698:
697:
671:
645:
619:
593:
575:
545:
529:
506:
473:
457:The New Yorker
437:
397:
362:
331:
300:
277:
276:
274:
271:
236:Philip K. Dick
228:Virginia Woolf
164:
161:
140:
139:
128:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
93:
89:
88:
79:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
43:
39:
38:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
750:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
725:
723:
712:
707:
706:
702:
690:September 26,
686:
682:
675:
672:
660:
656:
649:
646:
638:September 26,
634:
630:
623:
620:
608:
604:
597:
594:
589:
585:
579:
576:
563:
559:
555:
549:
546:
542:
538:
533:
530:
526:
522:
518:
515:
510:
507:
495:
494:
489:
482:
480:
478:
474:
470:
459:
458:
452:
444:
442:
438:
434:
423:
419:
415:
411:
404:
402:
398:
386:
382:
375:
373:
371:
369:
367:
363:
351:
347:
340:
338:
336:
332:
320:
319:
314:
307:
305:
301:
288:
282:
279:
272:
270:
268:
264:
263:
258:
257:
252:
248:
243:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Anton Chekhov
221:
217:
216:
210:
208:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
184:
181:
174:
169:
162:
160:
158:
154:
150:
146:
137:
129:
125:
122:
119:
117:
113:
110:
107:
103:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
72:United States
70:
66:
62:
58:
44:
40:
36:
31:
19:
688:. Retrieved
684:
674:
664:September 4,
662:. Retrieved
658:
648:
636:. Retrieved
632:
622:
610:. Retrieved
606:
596:
588:the original
578:
566:. Retrieved
562:the original
557:
548:
540:
532:
509:
499:September 4,
497:. Retrieved
491:
468:
463:September 5,
461:. Retrieved
455:
432:
427:September 5,
425:. Retrieved
413:
390:September 3,
388:. Retrieved
384:
355:September 4,
353:. Retrieved
350:The Atlantic
349:
324:September 5,
322:. Retrieved
316:
291:. Retrieved
281:
260:
254:
251:Pope Francis
244:
215:The Atlantic
213:
211:
204:
195:
185:
180:9/11 attacks
177:
144:
143:
121:Stop Smiling
92:Distribution
612:January 17,
568:November 9,
293:January 12,
256:Laudato si'
240:Nora Ephron
722:Categories
273:References
422:0028-6583
385:TheBridge
149:publisher
134:.mhpbooks
517:Archived
173:Brooklyn
116:Imprints
86:New York
82:Brooklyn
163:History
60:Founder
50: (
42:Founded
420:
109:Books
692:2016
666:2020
640:2016
614:2018
570:2020
558:AIGA
501:2020
465:2020
429:2020
418:ISSN
392:2020
357:2020
326:2020
295:2018
238:and
200:AIGA
136:.com
52:2001
45:2001
659:NPR
265:by
132:www
724::
683:.
657:.
631:.
605:.
556:.
539:,
523:,
490:.
476:^
467:.
454:.
440:^
431:.
416:.
412:.
400:^
383:.
365:^
348:.
334:^
315:.
303:^
253:'
242:.
234:,
226:,
222:,
194:.
84:,
694:.
668:.
642:.
616:.
572:.
503:.
394:.
359:.
328:.
297:.
54:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
