Bismarck’s Britain | History Today
In mid-September 1883 the British steamer Pembroke Castle, traversing the North Sea, made an unscheduled stop in Denmark. Upon landing
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This sweetly illustrated 32 page rhyming book starts off introducing a little girl living in one place, and having a
Coronation of Bolesław the Brave
When Bolesław Chrobry, ‘the Brave’, succeeded to the Duchy of Poland in 992 he inherited a state both newly minted
Say Something, Poupeh Babaee!: A Graphic Novel by Haleh Massey illustrated by Ghazal Qadri
I had planned to just flip through this 176 page middle grade graphic novel to see primarily if there was
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In an inexplicable moment of synchronicity, this book was brought to my attention as I was drafting an abstract for
Lulu in the Spotlight: A South Asian Wedding Story by Natasha Khan Kazi
This adorable 40 page culture focused picture book explores a Desi tradition with layers of competition, frustration, mystery, problem solving,
The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed
There is no Islam, save being told a wedding took place in a mosque, in this 320 page adult book
Ramadan Reflections: A Guided Journal by Aliyah Umm Raiyaan
I had started this book on the first day of Ramadan thinking I could double up some days and finish
On the Spot: Patricia Fara
Why are you a historian of science? I read physics, but the history of science is more fun: you have
Catherine of Siena’s American Daughters
Catherine of Siena (1347-80) was made a saint in 1461, less than a century after she died. In 1970 Pope
