Items tagged with 'History'

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.

Exclamation points are like that relative who drinks too much every Thanksgiving. You can handle Uncle Charlie when he’s at the house, but taking him to a black-tie gala might not be the best idea.

Sitting in a classroom or wandering through a sterile museum, we often feel estranged from history. But history is really about people, and that’s what makes it such fertile ground for writers.

On this weekend's Holocaust Remembrance Day, if we all take a moment to remember...and to write...maybe we can all feel less alone.