As we all hunker down for COVID-19—from Seattle to Boston, South Africa to Switzerland—we’re haunted by stories of a similarly frightening influenza pandemic that swept the globe in 1918, just over a century ago. For Mary McCarthy, an important American novelist, essayist, and … [Read more...]
Taking Her Seriously: Bookwoman Beatrice Warde
Women’s History Month is far too short to celebrate all the important women who have helped shape our modern book culture. Authors, of course, but I’m thinking especially of women printers, publishers, typographers, illustrators, graphic designers, librarians, booksellers, … [Read more...]
Valentines? Room for Galentines and Palentines too
Valentine's Day, move over. Love's a big place. Plenty of room for Galentines and Palentines too. It’s easy to think of history as progressing ever forward, out of ignorance toward enlightenment. We snicker at the Victorians’ horror of exposed female anatomy (just try to swim … [Read more...]
Advance Peek at Passing Fancies
The highlight of my week? I just opened a heavy parcel and yelped in delight at what lay inside: an advance peek at Passing Fancies! … [Read more...]
Limited Time Deal on Relative Fortunes!
Fabulous news! Amazon is offering a Limited Time Deal on Relative Fortunes in the US marketplace, running January 27 through February 2, 2020. This is a great chance to get my historical mystery for only $1.99 on Kindle! If you haven't yet met Julia Kydd, here's a wonderful … [Read more...]
