Happy Friday everyone! What are you reading this weekend?
Happy Friday everyone! What are you reading this weekend?
My next novel is a debut that tells the tale of romance and one woman's journey to forge her own destiny. The Rose Amongst the Thorns by Laura Johnson-Smith. I would like to thank The Book Guild and Net Galley for sending me a copy of this novel.
Happy World Book Day to all who celebrate!
Jealous. Have fun exploring the historical sites
Ya gal just booked tickets for freaking PERU this fall.
New Tudor books for my TBR mountain.
Capturing the Queen: The Image of Anne Boleyn by Owen Emmerson and Kate McCaffrey.
Dangerous Lady by Amy Licence.
The Queen's Maid by Rozsa Gaston.
An intricate octopus cut from a single piece of paper
Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda hand-cut this life-sized octopus from one sheet of paper. Known as Kirie in Japanese (translated as βcut pictureβ), the art form involves cutting intricate forms from a single sheet of white paper and then contrasting it against a black background to reveal the design.
Wow, I love seeing real human-made art go viral on #Bluesky!
But even attempting to retrieve it is dangerous.
If you've got the Habsburg jaw, flaunt it! Like Rudolf II, here painted in 1606 by Hans von Aachen, whose day is today.
We are not getting a Spanish Armada 3
Guest Post: βExcerpt from βLove Lost in Timeβ by Cathie Dunn adventuresofatudornerd.com/2026/03/04/g... @cathiedunn.bsky.social @hmalagisi.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction
Guest Post: βExcerpt from βLove Lost in Timeβ by Cathie Dunnβ adventuresofatudornerd.com/2026/03/04/g...
This is to keep the ending of his series a secret, which is wild
Oh boy another Crusade
*Throws history books*
Indigo Books & Music Inc. presents In Conversation featuring @nataliehaynes.bsky.social at Indigo Ancaster on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm
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#ancaster #ancasterevents #tickets #ticketscene #indigo #indigoevents
It's time to rewatch season 1 of the One Piece Live Action show to get ready for season 2.
Oh boy another Crusade because those end so well and don't cause centuries of blood feuds.
Book Review: βTo Shield the Queenβ by Fiona Buckley adventuresofatudornerd.com/2026/03/02/b...
Women messing with men's heads du jour: Discovery of the body of Holofernes. Missing its head! By Botticelli, whose day is today, in 1470.
I'll take Noah Wyle in The Librarians
Hautala, Roman. Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219β1502. London: Reaktion Books, 2026.
reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/masters...
#mongolsky
#tengri
#medievalsky
New books added to my TBR mountain.
Song of the Forgotten by Sara A. Latimer.
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race.
Women Who Ruled the World by Elizabeth Norton.
Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory.
How to Eat like Nikola Tesla
I hope you arenβt drunk and took your staffβs advice, Rashida and I donβt know this man and feel confident he didnβt care about us. Please restrain from drinking too much as you have been warned from your staff and stay off social media when you are drunk. I pray in his holy month you find peace and respect for your self,
uhhh oh my god
Born (possibly) on this day in 1445, in Florence, the great Sandro Botticelli. Starting off his day with his Primavera, because don't we all wish spring would arrive?
The "hidden heroes" like [checks table of contents]... Eleanor Roosevelt?
An absolute pleasure to provide a jacket quote for Lying Abroad: Henry Wotton and the Invention of Diplomacy by Carol Chillington Rutter. The book has now been published and Iβve just received a copy from @manchesterup.bsky.social My comments below:
#lyingabroad #jacobean #stuart #diplomacy
The story of a young girl who became an icon. My next adventure explores the life of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor.