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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
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
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
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
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

Female Samurai: Warriors and Otherwise

May 25, 2015 By PamelaToler

It Didn’t Save Wild Bill

May 21, 2015 By April Stevens

How Does Your Book Collection Compare with the Hoard of Bibliomaniac Richard Heber?

May 20, 2015 By Jack El-Hai

Defiant Dressing: What Joan of Arc Wore

May 19, 2015 By April Stevens

Dying of Homesickness, from San Francisco to Versailles

May 18, 2015 By Elizabeth Goldsmith

Why Caucasian is a Dirty Word

May 15, 2015 By Juliet Wagner

Feeling Swinish: Or the Origins of “Pandemic”

May 14, 2015 By April Stevens

Behind the Book: The Witch of Painted Sorrows

May 13, 2015 By April Stevens

Eliot Ness: Gangbuster Turned Union Buster

May 12, 2015 By Elizabeth Winter