Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold RushLael Morgan “ ‘Guys, if you’re not ready, don’t stand in line!’ “ Prospectors weren’t the only ones who headed north during the gold rushes of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Women couldn’t stake claims, but many were willing to sell whatever talents they had to men…
Tag: History
What I read: October 2025
By GaslightSteven Price “There were leafless trees branched and cold like capillaries in the lungs of the dead and William saw this from the open seat of a rented carriage with a blanket over his knees and a scarf at his throat and he understood he had been waiting for something that had at last…
What I read: September 2025
The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most FoulEleanor HermanBook club “…people living in terror of poison were, in fact, poisoning themselves every day of their lives, through their medicine, cosmetics, and living conditions. At Europe’s dazzling royal courts, beneath a facade of bejeweled beauty, there festered illness, ignorance,…
What I read: July 2025
Once There Were WolvesCharlotte McConaghyBook Club “There are languages without words and violence is one of them.” Biologist Inti Flynn has arrived in the Scottish Highlands with wolves and secrets — the former intended for release, the latter for close keeping. The locals are afraid, but Inti believes that “rewilding” is what’s best for the…
What I read: May 2025
The Street Where You LiveRoisin Meaney “He might surprise her though. He might ring tomorrow, when they were in the middle of trying not to ruin the goose.” Small towns can hide big secrets. The members of the local choir are prepping for their summer concert, but each of them is dealing with their own…