The subtitle of Olivia Swarthout’s The Wordspotter’s Guide: A Jaunt Through Our Etymological Past accurately […]
The Nuremberg Women, by Natalie Livingstone
In her prologue to The Nuremberg Women: The Untold Story of the Eight Women Who […]
The Name on the Wall, by Hervé Le Tellier
When Hervé Le Tellier bought a home in La Paillette, a hamlet in rural southeastern […]
This Was Funnier in China, by Jesse Appell
Comedy is hard. It requires timing, the ability to spin stories, and a gift for […]
I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer, by Mary Beth Norton
When I read about history, I’m generally reading about life in chaotic times: wars, plagues, […]
The Witching Year, by Diana Helmuth
As COVID lockdowns closed the world down, Diana Helmuth began an experiment. For a year […]
Proto, by Laura Spinney
Ethnologue (an amazing source for linguistics information and data) reports that, as of 2025, 3.39 […]
The Prosecutor, by Jack Fairweather
When Fritz Bauer came back to Germany from exile at the end of World War […]
From These Roots, by Tamara Lanier
Updated July 13, 2025: Harvard University has settled with Ms. Lanier over the ownership of […]
How to Share an Egg, by Bonny Reichert
Bonny Reichert’s father, Solomon (né Szlama Rajchbart), survived the Holocaust before emigrating to Canada in […]