These days, we talk about Banned Book Week and we talk about censorship in school libraries, but in the 1500’s, they were serious about censorship. Get caught reading something on the Vatican’s Index Librorum Prohibitorum (List of Prohibited Books) and your prize was an appointment with the local Inquisitor. Based on the true story of Giordano Bruno — an Italian… Read more
Historically, a woman on her own has always been a woman at risk. In some cultures around the world, a woman is still not permitted to own property, to have her own money, to walk along a city street in daylight without fear of reprisals. In 1857, a widowed woman had limited options available to her, but Emma Cunningham was determined… Read more
Today’s Friday Puzzler is all about Historical Fiction. There are at least a dozen books mentioned, so I hope you’ve been reading about the past. Check it out and let me know what you think! If you see this, you’ll need to upgrade your browser. Click here to play the crossword outside of the blog. Read more