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Wednesday, August 04, 2021

The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik, a shimmering portrait of Dorothea Lange's early years in San Francisco

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In her second novel, Darznik presents a shimmering portrait of little-known histories: that of an iconic American photographer, a culture, a...
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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Revelations by Mary Sharratt illuminates the remarkable life of medieval English mystic Margery Kempe

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“My story is not a straightforward one. Women’s stories never are.” Margery Kempe, born in the small town of Bishop’s Lynn in Norfolk circ...
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Sunday, July 25, 2021

The Women's March by Jennifer Chiaverini relates three women's roles in the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession

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On March 3, 1913, a day before President Wilson’s inauguration, suffragists marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, to advocate ...
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Friday, July 23, 2021

What Happens Next Is Anyone’s Guess, an essay by Jonathan Harries, author of The Carpet Salesman from Baghdad

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Today I'm welcoming author Jonathan Harries with an entertaining post about his writing process for what sounds like an equally entertai...
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Sunday, July 18, 2021

The Lengthening Shadow by Liz Harris, a saga set in England and Germany between the world wars

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The title of this fast-paced and memorable saga, spanning from 1914 through 1934 in England and Germany, reflects the historical atmosphere:...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Those I Have Lost by Sharon Maas, a wartime saga set in India and Ceylon

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Sharon Maas is a novelist whose works I’ve been meaning to read for some time, since her books promised to bring me to places beyond the fam...
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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Her Heart for a Compass, a Victorian coming-of-age novel by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and Marguerite Kaye

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Ferguson, the well-known former British royal, in collaboration with romance author Marguerite Kaye, has crafted a debut historical novel of...
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