Suggested reading, small presses, and Atwood’s process

The New Inquiry began compiling Un(der)known Writers, an archive of writers that may have been forgotten, including the first known author, Enheduanna, poet George Oppen, and Martin Luther King Jr.

If you’re into reading, you’re probably a nerd. Or, at the very least, you possess some nerd-like qualities, says Lev Grossman. The author suggests three reads for your inner geek.

In recognition of the post-Downton Abbey world in which we live, Emma Straub has named three rich and snooty reads for those who, like her, “adore reading books about drafty old houses and the privileged people who inhabit them.

Valerie Merians and Dennis Johnson, founders of Melville House, were profiled by wwword. The couple is applauded for their success in small publishing in today’s conglomerate world.

Author and founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, Roxane Gay shares helpful tips she’s learned from starting a micropress.

The Independent lists the 50 best bookshops in Britain.

Margaret Atwood writes for The Guardian about the strenuous process and the decisions she made while writing The Handmaid’s Tale.