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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
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
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 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
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

Ruby Stars

March 2, 2013 By Eric Laursen

An Old Doctor, a Convent Apothecary, and an Eighteenth-Century Medical Dispute

March 2, 2013 By Lisa Smith

Dancing Girl

March 2, 2013 By Julia Gregson

The Zodiac Ciphers: Messages from a Murderer

February 23, 2013 By Crypto Guest

Secrets Abroad: A History of the Japanese Purple Machine

February 22, 2013 By Crypto Guest

Rasterschlüssel 44: The Stencil on Steroids

February 21, 2013 By Crypto Guest

Getting My Books Into Readers’ Hands

February 20, 2013 By tracybarrett

Walking Hallowed Ground

February 18, 2013 By PamelaToler

Pompeii Myth-Buster

February 15, 2013 By Caroline Lawrence