Esma Farouk, Lost in the Souk by Lisa Boersenand Hasna Elbaamrani illustrated by Annelies Vandenbosch

by admin October 5, 2024

This fun and silly picture book takes place in a Moroccan shopping center, where a visiting Esma Farouk, suddenly can’t

by admin October 4, 2024

This 352 page young adult mystery, thriller could possibly be classified as magical realism, or speculative fiction, I’m not really

by admin October 3, 2024

In 1866 James Hole, a writer from Leeds, called for ‘a little wholesome despotism’ in tackling the problems of housing

by admin October 1, 2024

Blog Post 71 October 1, 2024 (This is Part 2 of “Good and Evil.” Part 1 was posted on June 29,

by admin October 1, 2024

When his father, Rama II, died in 1824 the Siamese throne went to Mongkut’s older half-brother, who ruled as Rama

by admin September 30, 2024

In spring 1622 King James VI & I’s favourite, George Villiers, then marquess of Buckingham, toured Fontainebleau Palace with the

by admin September 27, 2024

Roger II, it has been said, conceived of his Sicilian kingdom as a ‘work of art’. If so, contemporary reviews

by admin September 26, 2024

The prospect of a second Donald Trump victory in November’s US election has widely been seen – at least by

by admin September 24, 2024

Why are you a historian of India? It is the country that most fascinates me and where I have chosen

by admin September 23, 2024

I would assume this 185 page book sets out primarily to be a wholesome halal romance and to that end