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 ...

SALEM — “Moby-Dick” has the most famous opening sentence in American literature: “Call me Ishmael.” That’s it, but what a lot gets packed into those three words. Now that sentence can make a further ...

A guest follows along during the 25-hour-long reading of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or, the Whale at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a mini-marathon reading of a Portuguese adaptation of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick." The event will feature simultaneous readings across three continents ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is launching its first Moby-Dick Book Club, a free virtual series exploring Herman Melville’s iconic novel. The three-part series, moderated by Marina Wells, assistant ...

NEW BEDFORD -- As the downtown area prepares for the annual "Moby-Dick" Marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum on Saturday, Jan 4, Aviary Books is getting into the spirit with their first Melville ...