Recommendations from our site
“Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials is by Marion Gibson, Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures at the University of Exeter. This is a very easy way into a tough topic and the book is very informative and nicely done, showing the changing meaning of the word over time.” Read more...
Notable Nonfiction of Early Summer 2023
Sophie Roell, Journalist
Our most recommended books
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Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
by Nicholas Radburn -
Our NHS: A History of Britain's Best Loved Institution
by Andrew Seaton -
Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg -
Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022
by Frank Trentmann -
Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century
by Joya Chatterji -
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire
by Nandini Das