Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
On 5 August 1850, a boisterous party of writers and publishers climbed Monument Mountain in Massachusetts, on roughly the American equivalent of a hike in the Lakes. Among the literati on this famous ...
The last book to leave Herman Melville’s desk was a volume of poetry titled “Timoleon Etc.,” which was privately printed in an edition of 25 copies. When he died a few months later, in September 1891, ...
It remains a startling fact of American literary history that Herman Melville died in virtual obscurity in his native New York City, in 1891, at 72. Living the last two decades of his life on East ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Book publishing—like many commercial industries—is inherently a gamble. You can pick your favorite spec manuscripts, think the author behind it is brilliant, spend gobs of money on marketing, and ...
Herman Melville's books were the focus of Thursday's Google doodle, which celebrated the 161st anniversary of Moby Dick's release You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...
"Moby Dick" is the classic tale of obsession and the lusty allure of the sea. Whether you've read the massive novel, or seen the film starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, you probably know the story ...
Moussa Kone, illustrator and Harpune Verlag, publisher. "Etymology," 2012. (Courtesy Moussa Kone and Harpune Verlag. Photo by Kathy Tarantola/Peabody Essex Museum) Happy birthday, Herman Melville! On ...
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