About Melville House
Melville House is a privately owned publisher with headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. It was established in 2001 by a sculptor and a fiction writer/journalist with the intention of publishing Poetry After 9/11, a book of material from their ground-breaking MobyLives blog. The material was sent to the blog by poets and writers in response to the 9/11 attacks. They thought it better represented the spirit of New York than the Bush administration's call to war. The book was a surprise success, appearing in the New York Times, on ABC TV, on National Public Radio, and on Melville House decided to write additional books. From that point forward, the organization has proceeded to distribute various books of fiction and genuine.