The Boone Family, the Struggle for Kentucky, and the Kidnapping That Rocked Colonial America
In 1776, thirteen year-old Jemima Boone wandered away from her family's settlement and into one of the era's fiercest land disputes.
By Matthew Pearl | October 7, 2021
The Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial and the Infamous Question That Laid Bare the Hypocrisy of British Obscenity Law
In 1960, Penguin was on trial for publishing a paperback edition of Lawrence's classic. The prosecution asked the jury to ponder a very revealing hypothetical.
By Christopher Hilliard | September 30, 2021
How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World
By Joseph Weisberg | September 29, 2021
A Place and Time for Murder: The Lure of 14th Century Kent for One Crime Writer
By S.D. Sykes | September 20, 2021
Five Books that Examine the American Penal System
By Jen J. Danna | September 9, 2021
Viking Warriors Were Ultra Violent and Without Mercy: Some Were Women
The assumption that all Viking warriors were men is an outdated reflection of Victorian culture. The Valkyries, it seems, were real.
By Nancy Marie Brown | September 2, 2021
