Halloween. I love it. Who doesn’t? People literally give you handfuls of candy. But, if you aren’t in the mood to run around in the minus temperatures collecting candy or wear a scratchy wig and plastic vampire teeth, grab one of these books and prepare yourself.
Amazon Release Date: October 27th
Oh man, I cannot wait to read this book. It has been more than 320 years since the trials, and the subject still captivates scholars, historians and people around the world. Pulitzer Prize-winner, author and historian (a historian writer? My DREAM job!) Stacy Schiff begins her book in 1692, as witch hysteria engulfed Salem, Massachusetts. Schiff reveals the disturbing historical details of the trials and accusations that spread throughout Salem. Neighbors pointed to neighbors, daughters accused their mothers of sorcery, and husbands incriminated wives. Over 100 men and women in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were accused of witchcraft, 19 people in total were hanged.
Filled with factual historical accounts (Schiff spent three years digging through archives) The
Witches: Salem 1692 is sure to be a page-turner… and sitting on my bookshelf October 27th.
Available now on Amazon.ca
Okay, how cool is this book. If you log onto Amazon.ca you can flip through the pages, and take a look. I did and yes – I will be buying this book.
Fashion Victims by Allison Matthews David takes readers on a gory and captivating journey through the lethal history of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing.
You wouldn’t know it, but clothing has been the cause of death, disease, and madness throughout history, by both accident and design. In what seem to be innocent garments it is discovered hats are laced with mercury, and frocks are laden with arsenic.
David unpicks the dark side of fashion by drawing upon surviving fashion objects and numerous visual and textual sources for information.
Lavishly illustrated with over 125 images, Fashion Victims is a remarkable resource for everyone and anyone.
Available now on Amazon.ca
Ghostly is a haunting and unique anthology filled with some of the best ghost stories of all time.
Audrey Niffenegger (The Time Traveler’s Wife) reveals the evolution of the ghost story genre with tales going back to the eighteenth century and into the modern era. Stories ranging from classic writers like Edgar Allan Poe to more recent authors like Kelly Link.
Niffenegger introduces each story and provides some insight on its background and why she chose to include it.
