People of the Parchment
The ordinary lives hidden in medieval manuscripts
The Sorceresses’ Amanuensis
Alice Hoffman on the conclusion of the Practical Magic series
Bite Club
Why the 17th-century vampire still haunts us today
Haunting the Homeland
Germany has all but forgotten the frenzy of witch trials and wonder doctors of the postwar period—but why?
A Literary Love Letter to Egypt
The story of Cairo’s first modern bookstore
The Late, Great, Country House
Dissecting the myth of the deteriorating British estate
Between the Sheets and In the Streets
How should we think about sex?
Nature on Trial
What happens when creatures break human rules?
Drawing in Young Readers
The alchemy of children’s illustration
Outsider Physics
A different perspective on the universe
