Some announcements...

March Book Club and a New Course

HISTORY BOOK CLUB - MARCH TITLES

We’re looking forward to continuing our reading journey with you. Our March titles are:

• Nonfiction - The Wager by David Grann (2023)

• Fiction - Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (2022)

As usual, there are just three things you need to do.

1. GET A COPY OF EACH BOOK

Feel free to enjoy the books in any format you prefer - whether that be as an audiobook, via Kindle, a traditional physical copy or from your local library.

2. SIGN UP TO ONE NONFICTION AND ONE FICTION ZOOM SESSION

Each session will be lightly structured and will last approximately 1 hour.

Please note that session times are GMT.

NONFICTION SESSIONS (The Wager by David Grann)

• 1PM, WED 26 MARCH

• 8.30PM, WED 26 MARCH

• 7PM, THURS 27 MARCH

FICTION SESSIONS (Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel)

• 7PM, WED 26 MARCH

• 1PM, THURS 27 MARCH

• 8.30PM, THURS 27 MARCH

3. ENJOY READING!

Enjoy immersing yourself in different histories!

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BRAND NEW ONLINE COURSE!

4-week online course | Starts 17 April | Follow ‘live’ or at own pace

Course overview: In this brand new four-part course, early modern historian and author Rebecca Rideal investigates two of the most infamous witchcraft cases of the seventeenth century – Pendle (1612) and Salem (1692-1693). From original testimony and official records to historical context and cultural legacies, attendees will explore how witchcraft was experienced, understood, prosecuted and punished in England and Colonial America.

• Lecture 1 – Understanding early modern witchcraft

• Lecture 2 – Pendle: A family drama?

• Lecture 3 – Changing tides: British witch-hunters and colonial America

• Lecture 4 – Salem: history, hysteria, law and legacy

Paid subscribers are entitled to a discount.