several histories of the Tudor era, have teamed up to re-examine the courtship and marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, suggesting that Anne’s rise and, to an extent, her fall were as much to do with Henry’s rollercoaster relationship with France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire …...
Choosing the very best Toni Morrison books would be near impossible (and totally subjective). So instead, to introduce you to this literary giant, we've curated the perfect route into a lifetime of remarkable writing...Read post Heard about Reedsy Discovery? Trust real people, not robots, to...
Apple Books Barnes & Noble The Gates of Rome ByConn Iggulden Iggulden succeeds in exploring the world of tyranny, scandal, and passion found in life of the Roman Empire. Following the tale of two young boys, an exciting coming-of-age story develops as one of the boys is destined to bec...
The first thing I do when working on a cover is determine the genre or subgenre and the target audience, and then I spend some time browsing through the bestsellers to see which covers are selling books and what they look like. It’s important that you pay attention to cover trends when...
A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women Emma Southon Show Me the Bodies Peter Apps A Short History of Queer Women Kirsty Loehr Featured authors Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Saima Mir Samanta Schweblin Tess Gunty William MacAskill Tayari Jones ...
If we haven’t state the obvious, all of these titles are arranged by their level of popularity, calculated using an algorithm created by the original curator at thegreatestbooks.org. Their list only links to the commercial versions at Amazon, but we’ll make it special for you...
If books about mermaids aren’t really your thing and you’re looking for something a bit earthier, you might be interested in selkie lore. For the uninitiated, selkies come from Scottish folklore, stemming particularly from the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Selkies, a kind of mythica...
#Books by #Authors of Color and #Women, #Nonbinary, #Trans and Gender-Fluid #Writers I’ve been collecting annotated fiction recommendations, but can’t say I’ve read most of these, myself. I haven’t been doing much fiction reading in the last 20+ years compared to the previous 40...
It was used in newspapers and books to describe an intelligent, educated woman who was independent, adventurous, sometimes working to support herself, and sometimes anti-marriage. 12. Allen followed his Lois Cayley detective fictions with a novel about another amateur woman detective, Hi...
There are also differing opinions about how closely historical fiction books must stick to the truth. Some historical novels chronicle true events that happened in the real world with as much accuracy and authenticity as possible. Others lean more heavily on the author’s imagination, and even inc...