September’s Bookshop of the Month – Manchester Art Gallery
For September’s Bookshop of the Month, we headed to Manchester to visit the Manchester Art Gallery – the…
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Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia – An Extract
In recent years, it has been impossible to ignore the resurgence of xenophobia. Issues like the European migrant…
September’s International Bookshop of the Month – Wardah Books, Singapore
Wardah Books was established in 2002 in the historic Muslim precinct in Singapore called Kampong Gelam. We are…
Staff Pick: Holiday Reads
Our staff members recommend their favourite Yale holiday reads. A book you can read at the beach or…
The Fall of the Soviet Union – a timeline
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations….
August’s International Bookshop of the Month – Nide Bookstore
Nide Bookstore was founded in 2015 in the heart of the Helsinki Design District. As many of the…
Illustrating The Story of the Country House: Q&A with Bethan Scorey
Country houses in the UK date back as far as the medieval period, when England had a population…
August’s Bookshop of the Month – Shrew Books
This month’s Bookshop of the Month is Shrew Books, a Cornish independent specialising in new releases, children’s books…
Staff Pick: Medieval History
July is the month of both the International Medieval Congress and the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium and we are…
The Aeneid – an Extract
The Aeneid tells the story of the foundation of Rome by colonists from the East, refugees from the city of…
Coral Reefs – beauty and wonder lie within superficially simple stories about their residents
Anyone who has watched one or two documentaries about coral reefs will have heard about cleaning stations. A…
July’s International Bookshop of the Month – Kelly & Walsh
For July’s International Bookshop of the Month, we interviewed the historic publisher and bookshop Kelly & Walsh, located…
Illustrating Spymaster by Helen Fry: A Q&A with Rui Ricardo
Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret Service from its beginnings through to the Second World War….
Going to Church in Medieval England – an extract
Parish churches were at the heart of English religious and social life in the Middle Ages and the…
July’s Bookshop of the Month – Museum of the Home Shop
For July’s Bookshop of the Month, we paid a visit to the redeveloped Museum of the Home in…