Items tagged with 'History'

Nonfiction reading recommendations for witches, witchy writers, or writers writing about witches.

A tiny village in northern Hungary has pronounced itself home to the world’s largest handmade book, which weighs over 3,000 pounds and takes six people and a special machine to turn a single page.

Think about all the stories that fall under radar, which sculpted your town into the place it is today.

A man who knew how to live and let his stories breathe like reality.

May is Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Celebrate with these titles, handpicked for you!

This is the first Independence Day under a new presidential administration, and it's unlikely to be one we'll forget.

Steve Erickson returns with a musical elegy for the 20th Century.

Themes related to colonialism are explored by science fiction and fantasy authors as well as historians, because those genres offer fertile ground for experimentation with the laws of human behavior.

Anne Frank is known for her writing skills, but at 15 she was one of the sharpest editors of her generation.

From Iraq to Los Angeles, countless libraries have been lost to war, fire, and “progress.”

When done correctly, historical dialogue can be used as a tool to add polish and an air of authenticity. Done incorrectly, it can completely eject a reader from the story.

Ken Welch talks about the nuts and bolts of running a rare books business.