There are many factors that contribute to the creation of a person. Three of them […]
Tomorrow, by Damian Dibben
One of the firmest rules I follow in my reading is that I do not […]
The Silent Companions, by Laura Purcell
It’s not a delusion if someone else sees something strange, right? This is what I […]
Peculiar Ground, by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s Peculiar Ground meditates on the function and meaning of walls. The themes of separation, incarceration, […]
The Maze at Windermere, by Gregory Blake Smith
Shakespeare said it first: “The course of true love never did run smooth.” This is […]
The Willow King, by Meelis Friedenthal
The seventeenth century was a time of great confusion—even more so on the edge of […]
Crane Pond, by Richard Francis
While I know some of the history of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, Arthur Miller’s The […]
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The truism that history repeats itself is even more true in fiction. Rachel Kadish’s The Weight […]
The Witchfinder’s Sister, by Beth Underdown
Between 1644 and 1647, Matthew Hopkins traveled through rural East Anglia killing hundreds of people. […]
The Devourers, by Indra Das
Alok shouldn’t trust the stranger he meets at a baul (a musical performance by Bengali […]