The Wreck of the Vrouw Maria
When the connoisseur Gerrit Braamcamp died in 1771 the auction of his collection was one of Amsterdam’s events of the
I AM: A-Z of Positive Affirmations for Muslim Kids by Barakah Kemi Hassan illustrated by Mariam Poppins
Oct7 This alphabet framed book combines the English alphabet with correlating affirmations, but then also ties the sentiment in with
‘A Great Disorder’ by Richard Slotkin review
In 1938 the American literary critic Howard Mumford Jones published an article in The Atlantic titled ‘Patriotism – but How?’
My Olive Tree by Hazar Elbayya
I love that this author illustrator traditionally published book shows the ways that olive trees and their fruit connect people.
Esma Farouk, Lost in the Souk by Lisa Boersenand Hasna Elbaamrani illustrated by Annelies Vandenbosch
This fun and silly picture book takes place in a Moroccan shopping center, where a visiting Esma Farouk, suddenly can’t
The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette’s by Hanna Alkaf
This 352 page young adult mystery, thriller could possibly be classified as magical realism, or speculative fiction, I’m not really
Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
In 1866 James Hole, a writer from Leeds, called for ‘a little wholesome despotism’ in tackling the problems of housing
Persistent Study of Good and Evil
Blog Post 71 October 1, 2024 (This is Part 2 of “Good and Evil.” Part 1 was posted on June 29,
Death of the King of Siam
When his father, Rama II, died in 1824 the Siamese throne went to Mongkut’s older half-brother, who ruled as Rama
‘The Scapegoat’ by Lucy Hughes-Hallett review
In spring 1622 King James VI & I’s favourite, George Villiers, then marquess of Buckingham, toured Fontainebleau Palace with the
