Fashion history is largely pushed aside for being too “feminine”- even in 2026, it is considered to be unserious and shallow. However, we all wear clothing and jewellery, and what we wear communicates things to those around us. (Even if the message is “I do […]

Last week I shared my favourite female literary biographies– as an historian, non-fiction tends to grab me right away. (And I know that that isn’t true of a lot of people, so I always try to share interesting bios/histories.) However, I also love reading fiction, […]

While I very much enjoy many different genres of British television shows, like many, British crime dramas are some of my favourites. (But I need the cosy crime dramas, like The Marlow Murder Club.) I was rather excited to see this book pop up on […]

October 2026 and it is Women’s History Month, so as you will guess, we are continuing on with our journey to explore some of the most interesting women from history. There are some women that we regularly see studied and discussed- Jane Austen, Queen Elizabeth […]

Carrying on with Women’s History Month (here in Canada), all of my Book Bite posts this month will be on books written by women! I typically do focus on sharing female-authored books but all of the books I recommend for October will be in this […]