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Stranger Than Fiction: 8 Must-Read Microhistories
From wars to royals to major events in culture and humanity, catching up on history can be an intimidating feat.…
From wars to royals to major events in culture and humanity, catching up on history can be an intimidating feat.…
In his exclusive B&N Reads essay on his latest novel, When the Sea Came Alive, author and historian Garrett M.…
At the halfway point of the year, you might be wondering: have I hit my reading goals? How is it…
June 6th, 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day — the invasion of Normandy and the devastating battle that changed…
From devastating chronicles of war and displacement to narratives depicting coming-of-age and an over-arching history of humankind, this collection is…
The Challenger disaster left us reeling in the wake of an unimaginable tragedy. Famed author and journalist Adam Higginbotham (Midnight…
In Erik Larson’s latest guest post on The Demon of Unrest, he states: “What I needed now were vivid details…
As we head into summer, we know history buffs need beach reads too, and this author has an impressive array…
History comes to life in Erik Larson’s latest, where the events that led up to the Civil War are poked,…
When I was a little kid, my parents bought me an enormous set of comic books called Classics Illustrated. On…
Research can lead you to places you never expect. While working on my latest book, The Wager, I found myself…
There are the time we want to dive into a frothy, fun escapist read or thriller that makes our blood…
Discover how Mary Beard’s least favorite Roman emperor was one of the starting points for her newest book, Emperor of…
Readers can’t get enough of new interpretations of classic mythology and other epic stories like The Song of Achilles by…
An extraordinary scientist whose legacy includes destruction and devastation, Robert Oppenheimer was a physicist, the Director of Los Alamos, a…
Like the best novels, C. W. Goodyear’s debut biography keeps the same narrative pace as fiction while following the entire…
July launches with a celebratory bang! Parades, concerts, barbecues, family gatherings, and of course fireworks, commemorating July 4, 1776, when…
For two hundred nights, over twelve years, Joseph McGill has “slept rough” in former slave dwellings in twenty-five states, all…
A sweeping and original history of humanity as seen through the families who shaped it. Spanning nearly one million years,…
History is doomed to repeat itself if we don’t learn from it, right? History is doomed to repeat itself ……