I love history, especially British and European history, but the Vikings and their era have never been one of my main areas of interest. I knew comparatively little of the history of Viking Norway, Denmark, Greenland, and (most importantly for this book) Iceland. But Nancy Marie Brown’s Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them held my interest from start to finish.
A worthy prequel to Legends & Lattes! I absolutely loved getting to know young Viv and hearing about the early experiences that helped form the person she becomes in L&L.
This week’s links include: Babel and the Hugo Awards controversy; book banning news; an author’s creepy TikTok request; ABA closing headquarters; Gen Z rediscovers public libraries; grappling with Robert Burns’s legacy; rise of romantasy; plus a wonderful free short story and several book lists
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Hounded by Kevin Hearne Narrator: Luke Daniels Series: Iron Druid Chronicles #1 Published by Brilliance Audio on April 19, 2011 Genres: Urban Fantasy Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Hexed, Hammered, Tricked, Trapped, Two Tales… March 3, 2023 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, From the Vault 9 ★★★★½
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When I heard that the BBC had produced a dramatic radio adaption of The Dark Is Rising, Susan Cooper’s best-known and perhaps best-loved children’s novel, I was over the moon. I have loved The Dark is Rising and its eponymous series since I first read the books in my late… January 18, 2023 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 4
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Narrator: Barbara Rosenblatt, John Franklyn-Robbins Published by Recorded Books on 3/06/2017 Genres: Memoir Pages: 97 Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Chirp Add to Goodreads When Helene Hanff makes an innocent inquiry about the possibility of purchasing hard-to-find… August 24, 2022 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 5 ★★★★★
The Anatomist’s Wife by Anna Lee Huber Series: Lady Darby #1 Published by Tantor Media on September 8, 2014 Genres: Historical Mystery Format: Audiobook Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Audible | Chirp Add to Goodreads Also in this series: A Perilous Perspective, A Fatal Illusion Also by this… August 9, 2021 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 7 ★★★★
