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The Costumes of the Brontë Novels

The Costumes of the Brontë Novels

With Emerald Fennell’s version of Wuthering Heights** sweeping onto everyone’s screens this weekend after what seems like years of discussion, the Brontës are back in the spotlight. (Not that they are by any means unknown, but they are not quite as ever-present as Jane Austen […]

Book Bite: The Crown’s Silence by Dr. Brooke N. Newman

Book Bite: The Crown’s Silence by Dr. Brooke N. Newman

Books covering royal history are regularly published. We get biographies, we get a new lens on a reign, we explore a dynasty through a lesser-known figure. However, we often get a new book that makes you stop in your tracks. In my undergraduate degree, my […]

Climbing the Dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral

Climbing the Dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral

On my November 2025 London trip, I was able to cross a lot of items off of my bucket list. (Touring the East Wing of Buckingham Palace is absolutely up there.) However, revisiting some places was also on my to-do list, including St. Paul’s. When […]

I Love to Read Month

I Love to Read Month

If you don’t know, I am from Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Fold a map of Canada in half and that is pretty much where we are. However, the geography of Canada isn’t the point of this post but rather a beloved Manitoban tradition. Here in Manitoba, […]

Book Bite: The Waiting Game by Nicola Clark

Book Bite: The Waiting Game by Nicola Clark

As one of my 2026 reading goals is to have at least 40% of my books non-fiction and another goal is to focus on books written by women, I have been on the lookout for history books written by women. (Women are still underrepresented in […]