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R.F. Kuang Fans Will Fall for These 6 Dark Academia Fantasies

The calendar’s turned over another page, school is back in session and orange-and-black decorations are already cluttering store shelves. While the weather might still be hovering around summertime temps, readers are already turning to the cooler season — brewing steaming mugs of loose-leaf tea, curling up in a well-cushioned reading…
Cameron Kimball
September 4, 2025
Author Spotlight

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

What does it mean to come of age in a world where truth itself is a battlefield? Through shifting timelines and converging fates, The Threads Remain wrestles with identity, morality, and the haunting legacies of war. In this Q&A with author Glenn Shapiro, we step beyond the page to uncover…
BookTrib
August 27, 2025
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The Secret Weapons of Victorian Women

Women had very little power in Victorian England. They couldn’t vote, they seldom had a voice, and they were even restricted in the books they were allowed to read. And yet, there were intrepid women who found quiet ways to resist. A bloom pressed into a bouquet, a powder stirred…
Madeline Martin
August 26, 2025
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6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with hope. Each powerfully reminds us: though war shatters worlds, the…
Katie Bloomer
August 22, 2025
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She Spied on the Nazis and Saved a Civilization’s Soul

The Art Spy subtitled The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland is the result of four years of dedicated, immersive research by award-winning journalist, author, photographer, Columbia University Adjunct Professor of Architecture and frequent contributor to televised documentaries Michelle Young.  There is nothing superficial about this extraordinary…
Linda Hitchcock
July 25, 2025
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8 Books that Prove History Is Never Neutral

Some scars don’t fade and some threats don’t disappear. They evolve, adapt and burrow into the cracks of modern life, waiting … These thrillers don’t just tell stories, but rather dig up what we thought was buried — ideologies dressed in new skin, Cold War ghosts whispering through modern politics,…
Monique Snyman
July 22, 2025
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Historical Scenery Turns Sparks into Fire

The screen flickers and the camera sweeps across a tree lined drive, rolling hills, and bees frolicking among the flowers. Mr. Darcy steps into frame and with a perfect swan dive plunges into the pond on his estate where the elegant manor of Pemberly watches all. Another screen flickers. This…
J'nell Ciesielski
July 14, 2025
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8 Books About the Hidden Lives of Women

These unforgettable stories uncover the hidden histories of "troublesome" women — those who were sent away, silenced or erased from society's pages. Through both fiction and fact, they reveal the shocking truth behind institutions that controlled women's lives, from forced adoptions to Magdalene laundries. Each book illuminates the way society…
Susan Wiggs
July 11, 2025