In today’s Muster, JCWE Book Review Editor Megan Bever has a conversation with Shae Smith Cox, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University about her book, The Fabric of Civil War Society: Uniforms, Badges, and Flags, 1859-1939 (LSU Press, 2024).| The Journal of the Civil War Era
From basic guides to in-depth yarns and historical texts, this autumn sees the release of some cracking new books on whisky - that join a couple of others that were released earlier this year. From a huge, smart looking book on world whisky to a guide to whisky tasting and inclusion plus Dave Broom’s latest […]| Drink | Scotsman Food and Drink
I’m with Ann Edall-Robson today, with a post about how the first month of The Secret Dragon being out in the world has gone. Please pop over and say hello.| Esther Chilton
I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour for Dawn Pisturino’s latest book. It’s something different from her and I can’t wait to read it. I’ll hand over to Dawn: Good morning, Esther! I’m delighted to be here with you today as part of the blog tour for my debut middle-grade children’s mystery novel, […]| Esther Chilton
Author Tanya Wright discusses her upper elementary book Hairiette of Harlem| Teen Librarian Toolbox
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Asher, Monique: The Red Knot (Rising Action 978-1998076017, £16.99, 400pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 08/26/2025) Horror/mystery novel. Three girls vanish from an isolated Alaskan island, and storms cut them off from the outside world. When her friend, the town therapist, is murdered, detective Audra finds more killings going back decades. Baron, David: ...Read More| Locus Online
Explore novels contending for the 2025 prestigious UK Booker Prize, plus get a peek at Alice Vernon's 'Ghosted' coming soon.| The Longest Chapter
This stack encompasses a whole lot of pretty, quite a lot of interesting, and all in all, a considerably amount of pretty interesting in one way or another. It also doesn’t scratch the surface of all the books I picked up at Worldcon, but I’ll be parcelling those out in various stacks for weeks! The […]| Escape Reality, Read Fiction!
A new multimodal edition of Black Elegies by Kimberly Juanita Brown explores Black grief through art, literature, and music. The post The MIT Press and Brown University Library release new multimodal book on visual literacy, second volume in On Seeing series appeared first on MIT Press.| MIT Press
It’s been just over two weeks since The Secret Dragon came out and I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support for the book. I’ve even received some reviews already – th…| Esther Chilton
I had a wonderful time at my local children’s bookshop last weekend, signing books and meeting children. I’d armed myself with colouring sheets and stickers, and they went down well. Re…| Esther Chilton
Explore some of our more anticipated new releases for August 2025. The post New books for August 2025: Monumental, That Book Is Dangerous!, Yankees in Petrograd, and more appeared first on MIT Press.| MIT Press
This week’s Ecosophian offering is the monthly open post to field questions and encourage discussion among my readers. All the standard rules apply (no profanity, no sales pitches, no trolling, no …| Ecosophia
Featuring an exploration on how AI will alter democracy; a much-needed defense of liberalism; a formula to protect your health and prevent the next pandemic; and more. The post Presenting our Fall 2025 catalog appeared first on MIT Press.| MIT Press
If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. Al…| Esther Chilton
There aren’t too many legs of my book tour to go before the launch of my children’s book, The Secret Dragon. Today, I’m thrilled to be over at Fenlandphil’s wonderful blog. …| Esther Chilton
It’s that time of the week – another leg of my blog tour. This time I’m over on Darlene Foster’s blog where she’s kindly hosting me. Please pop over to say hello:| Esther Chilton
If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. Al…| Esther Chilton
The long-awaited summer is here at last with that tell-tale June weather. Whether you’re a jet-setter or a home bird, make this summer the one where you lose yourself in a different world or learn about a fascinating topic with your latest gripping non-fiction read. This summer, we’re bringing the perfect companions to hectic... Read more »| Icon Books
Remembering Women: Lessons From the Ancient World by Christine Lehnen Sneak Peek Women do have a history of their own. All we need to do is remember it. ‘A fascinating, thought-provoking exploration of powerful women’s lives in the past and today, showing how important it is that we remember their successes, leadership,... Read more »| Icon Books
26th March 2025 Breaking Waves by Emma Simpson: Sneak Peek A warm, reflective and uplifting memoir about healing wounds, reclaiming a voice and discovering freedom through the open water. ‘If you enjoyed Freya Bromley’s The Tidal Year, you’ll love this. Perfect for those of us who need cold water to heal.’ Emma Gannon, author of... Read more »| Icon Books
What’s Publishing This Spring at Icon Books As the weather starts to brighten and the evenings get longer, there’s no better time than now to delve into a new topic or pick up the latest book from one of your favourite authors. This spring we are bringing you some brilliant non-fiction, from long-buried histories to... Read more »| Icon Books
We’re delighted to be publishing a new book by Ailbhe Malone, building on the success of last year’s 101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your Day. In this follow-up, we broaden our perspective – but keep the changes tiny and achievable. 101 TINY CHANGES TO BRIGHTEN YOUR WORLD is a beautiful little book for anyone who... Read more »| Icon Books
Innovation expert, startup founder and Futurebook judge Bec Evans is to publish her first book, How To Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen. In the book she will lead readers through the process of generating life-changing ideas and the crucial steps to getting them off the ground. Designed for... Read more »| Icon Books
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of July 8, 2025. Aaronovit…| Locus Online
This new novel is a long read, not because of page count but of keeping steady during the times when you think nothing's happening. The payoff will be something you'll not soon forget.| The Longest Chapter
Colum McCann’s new novel Twist hinges on a major break in underwater cables that carry the world’s information. Early on, there’s a scenario that’s chillingly real: the internet down, no cell phone service, no ATM service, and stores accepting cash only. “We were like stunned birds,” the book’s narrator tells us. He’s Anthony Fennell, an … Continue reading Cable breakage and darkness of the soul| The Longest Chapter
I introduced Jeremy Cooper’s novel Brian a while ago here on The Longest Chapter, eager to read it then but, as happens, left it waiting among the reading table stacks. But I believe some books “know” when the time is right to be read, as if stepping forward just when we need that one story … Continue reading What I’m reading and new books| The Longest Chapter
Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s novel "Heaven and Hell" takes place in a remote part of Iceland among fishermen who make their living on the Arctic’s ocean water. It's deeply moving for its spare, lyric style. Here's a review.| The Longest Chapter
Tuesday is the usual day of the week for new book releases. Of the many novels published this past Tuesday, here are some gems by authors both familiar and new to me that have my attention.| The Longest Chapter
A new novel by Niall Williams follows believable characters in a rural village that Mr. Williams has written about before, to great praise. He remains in top form. Here's a review of "Time of the Child."| The Longest Chapter
It's so clever how these eight stories illustrate the many ways happiness enters our lives through human encounters. This is an impressive new story collection.| The Longest Chapter
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of July 1, 2025. Anderson,…| Locus Online
We’re always proud to see our authors putting out fresh stuff, whether it’s on a big press, a small press, or a secret limited edition read.We’ll add more of these links soon for other Future Tense alumni, as they’re always keeping busy! These first two are both limited edition treats!Monica Drake’s new book, Come Closer […]| Future Tense Books
2025 is going to be an incredible month for new release and January is starting off strong! There are good mix of fantasies and romances that caught my eye with a sprinkle of horror and thrillers. January 7th EVERY ACT OF TRANSLATION REQUIRES SACRIFICE Welcome to Bletchley Park… with dragons. London, 1923. Dragons soar through […] The post January 2025 Book Releases first appeared on Kristin Kraves Books.| Kristin Kraves Books
In today’s Muster, associate editor Robert Bland is joined by Andrew Donnelly to discuss his new book Confederate Sympathies: Same-Sex Romance, Disunion, and Reunion in the Civil War Era. Professor Donnelly is an assistant professor of English at the University of Memphis. His work has been supported by fellowships from the Boston Athenaeum, the Massachusetts … Read More Read More The post Andrew Donnelly, Confederate Sympathies, and the History of Same-Sex Romance during the Civil War Er...| The Journal of the Civil War Era
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of June 10, 2025. Amerie: …| Locus Online
Many of you know that my children’s book is coming out on the 28th July. In the lead-up to that, I’m thinking of having a bit of a blog tour. If anyone would kindly like to take part, I…| Esther Chilton
If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. Al…| Esther Chilton
New Book Spotlight Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle A mini-interview Renan Bernardo Tell us about your new book? Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle is a dark space opera…| Space Cowboy Books
Today’s Muster features an interview with Dr. Bennett Parten, author of the recently released Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation. Dr. Parton is an assistant professor of history at Georgia Southern University. A native of Royston, Georgia, Parton’s writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Review … Read More Read More| The Journal of the Civil War Era
Explore some of our most anticipated new releases for February 2025.| MIT Press
Saturday, January 4, 2025 Hello, all. I hope your New Year is off to a great start. I began by diving back to the work lineup that Amazon KDP derailed when they held up Real Steampunkery Tech. B…| Teagan's Books
Yes, it’s Christmas, and most of you have better things to do today than read the internet. That said, this week’s Ecosophian offering is the monthly open post to field questions and encourag…| Ecosophia
Published in 1985, this synthesis on one of the major sites of Pharaonic Egypt, a concession of the Ifao since 1922.| Archaeology Wiki
Why Sesostris? Why does the classical antiquity tell stories about this Egyptian hero king of the second millennium BC? On which basis?| Archaeology Wiki
This book examines the dynamics around the introduction and spread of helmets and body armour throughout Egypt during the 18th, 19th and 20th Dynasties.| Archaeology Wiki
This handbook explores the ways in which histories of colonialism and postcolonial thought and theory cast light on our understanding of the ancient Mediterranean world and the discipline of Classics.| Archaeology Wiki
In this volume, you will find insights into NIA's ongoing research projects, highlights of research opportunities, and other important news.| Archaeology Wiki
The present volume is another contribution to the ongoing exploration of the rich history of colour in the classical world.| Archaeology Wiki
The present detailed archaeological-historical guide with its wealth of illustrations is based on the findings of modern scholarly research.| Archaeology Wiki
Love YA books? Check out this book list for new teen book releases for 2024 and stay updated on all the most anticipated reads of the year.| The Perpetual Page-Turner
As readers of this blog will surely know, the Wellcome Library and Wellcome Images hold one of the world’s great archives of historical medical and scientific images. Over the next few years …| Sick City Project