The Companion Guide to Paris
May 14, 2021
Anthony Glyn’s ‘Companion Guide to Paris’ describes a collection of strolls along the Seine, down the Champs Elysées, through museums, galleries and parks. Along the way Mr Glyn displays a… READ MORE
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NAWAL EL SAADAWI: A Life in Writing (Oct. 27, 1931 – March 21, 2021)
May 13, 2021
“Even when I am talking to you, I am writing. Writing is a full time job” – Nawal El Saadawi My relationship with Nawal El Saadawi had spanned over a… READ MORE
Quakers in the British Atlantic World, c.1660-1800
May 12, 2021
Dr Esther Sahle’s new book is the latest in the People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History series that we publish with the Economic History Society. These are paperback… READ MORE
The Truly Astounding Play Mariken van Nieumeghen
May 10, 2021
We are pleased to share this contributing post by Therese Decker, co-translator with Martin W. Walsh of the play Mariken van Nieumeghen (Mary of Nijmegen), which was published by Camden… READ MORE
An Interview with Bill Kennedy, our rep in the Gulf countries, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Libya
May 7, 2021
Boydell is proud to have our list handled by teams of expert representatives around the world. They know exactly where to show our new publications and we know they do… READ MORE
Fur, Fashion and Transatlantic Trade during the Seventeenth Century
May 5, 2021
Dr John Appleby reveals the inspiration behind his new book and the links between the woodlands of Chesapeake, European traders, Native American hunters, and London’s most fashionable dressers. I have… READ MORE
Books to Look Out for in May 2021
May 4, 2021
Welcome to May and new releases from Boydell & Brewer! We have an exciting new list coming this month including the long-awaited autobiography of Humphrey Burton, cutting-edge research in the… READ MORE
African Literature
April 28, 2021
In April’s already award-winning title Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi: History, criticism, celebration, international scholars explore one of the most important postcolonial novels of African literature. This important exploration inspired us to… READ MORE
The View from a Series Editor: Introducing Christopher Crenner, Medical History
April 27, 2021
Greetings from the University of Rochester Press, where I serve as the series editor for Rochester Studies in Medical History. It’s work that I come by honestly, as a longtime… READ MORE
When the Dead Rise
April 26, 2021
It’s perhaps not surprising that stories and art depicting cadavers should captivate people’s imagination. A resurrected body is at the very centre of Christianity. Paul Binski pins the thriving of… READ MORE
The Arms and Armour of Death