An extract from the debut novel by Rachel Louise Driscoll, Nephthys is the spellbinding story of a forgotten daughter and a forgotten goddess, moving from Victorian England to the pyramids of Egypt. Unwrapping1887 It lies there, on the table. Bundled like a caterpillar in its chrysalis, still waiting to emerge. When she was young, she […]

Join us as we time-travel through our bookshelves as we recommend must-read historical fiction in answer to your reading requests. Plus, bestselling author Jodi Picoult shares her theory on the true author behind Shakespeare’s plays that inspired her new novel, By Any Other Name. Click the button below to listen or keep scrolling to explore […]

Jodi Picoult discusses the inspiration for her historical fiction book By Any Other Name, questioning Shakespeare’s authorship, and more.