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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
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 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

Shakespeare’s Secrets: A Hidden Cipher in Literature’s Greatest Works?

December 4, 2012 By Crypto Guest

The Lorenz Cipher and the World’s First (Secret) Computer

December 4, 2012 By Crypto Guest

Bollywood Bunkum

December 2, 2012 By Julia Gregson

In Need of a Good Wife: Mail-Order Brides

December 1, 2012 By Holly Tucker

SALIERI and MOZART…who were they really? And how did Peter Shaffer write AMADEUS?

November 30, 2012 By Stephanie Cowell

What’s In A Book? A Brief History of Book Ciphers

November 29, 2012 By Crypto Guest

Gadgets and Gimmicks of the Civil War

November 23, 2012 By Karen Abbott

How wind power won the American West

November 22, 2012 By Marc Merlin

Ariadne, Theseus, and the reader—and a giveaway!

November 20, 2012 By tracybarrett