Posts by Pamela
The Poisoner’s Handbook: A Belated Review
It is possible you have already read Deborah Blum’s The Poisoner’s Handbook. I was late to the game when I first picked it up and I have been reading it on and off for several years.* For those of you who haven’t read it, the book’s sub-title says it all: Murder and the Birth of…
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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Evil May Day
In the spring of 1517, working class Londoners were suffering from the effects of an economic downturn, caused in part by an expensive war against France and in part by a hard winter. Artisans and merchants alike complained that foreigners enjoyed unfair advantages that allowed them to take work and trade away from Englishmen. The…
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From the Archives: A Love Letter to Independent Bookstories
In the United States, the last Saturday of April is Independent Bookstore Day–a nationwide party for book lovers. (If you’re reading this the day it comes out, that’s tomorrow.) If you’re lucky enough to have an independent bookstore near you, stop by and show them some love. Me? I’ll be traveling back from a speaking…
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