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The Chameleon in the Classroom: The Chameleon in the Classroom

Helen King

By Helen King (Monthly Contributor) This is a story of illness and magic from the fourth century… Read More
Summer Reading from Emma B.: Summer Reading from Emma B.

Robin Maxwell

By Susan Hiner, Guest Contributor Bonjour! It’s me, Emma B.[1] Looking for a good book? …… Read More
A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters: A Jewish Writer Revived by Her Daughters

Raquelle Bostow

By Susan Rubin Suleiman (Guest Contributor) Fall is the season for the big literary prizes in Fra… Read More
A Throne Fit for a Courtesan: A Throne Fit for a Courtesan

Cara Wilson

By Catherine Hewitt (Guest Contributor) Comtesse Valtesse de la Bigne was one of 19th-century Par… Read More
Civilization in Every Pot: Civilization in Every Pot

Michael Garval

By Michael Garval (Regular Contributor) It’s said that beloved French Renaissance king Henri IV p… Read More

#PrizesSoMale? A Brief History of French Literary Awards

March 1, 2016 By Rachel Mesch

Museum Mysteries: Butterscotch, Fish Juice and Castaways

February 24, 2016 By Sarah Alger

What Civil War Nurses Did After the War

February 22, 2016 By PamelaToler

The Short and Wondrous Career of Harry Glicken

February 17, 2016 By Jack El-Hai

Romance in Civil War Hospitals?

February 14, 2016 By PamelaToler

Pigs, Pirates, Sweetness, and Slaves (Pigs, Part Two)

February 12, 2016 By Thomas Parker

The Language of God

February 8, 2016 By Helen King

Cornelia Hancock: Civil War Nurse, Reformer, Muse

February 7, 2016 By PamelaToler

Victor Hugo’s Breakfast of Champions

February 3, 2016 By Rachel Mesch