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Sade's Wife

by Ryan Prado

Renée-Pélagie de Montreuil, the wife of the infamous French writer Marquis de Sade, is the subject of Margaret Crosland’s illuminating biography Sade’s Wife. De Montreuil’s 1763 betrothal to the marquis was orchestrated by her... Read More

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Guardians of Life

by Mike Good

Both breathtaking and intimate, Kiliii Yuyan’s powerful photojournalism anthology "Guardians of Life" captures Indigenous-led efforts to reconnect people and the planet through traditional cultural practices. Central is the concept of... Read More

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Margaret Beaufort

by Peggy Kurkowski

Lauren Johnson’s vibrant biography of Margaret Beaufort ably reveals the mother and grandmother of English kings. “Without Margaret Beaufort, we would have had no Henry VII, no Henry VIII and therefore no Tudor dynasty,” Johnson... Read More

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Wildly Different

by Katy Keffer

An inspiring historical treatise, Sarah Lonsdale’s "Wildly Different" explores the unconventional lives of five women who defied limiting cultural norms to impact environmental causes. Mina Hubbard went on expedition in northern... Read More

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Aspiring Child

by Katelynn Watkins

An extended love letter to Mary Shelley, the poems and prose in "Aspiring Child" describe her complex life in depth, heartbreak by heartbreak. The visceral poems collected in Ted Morrisey’s "Aspiring Child" are framed as personal... Read More

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