by Alec Verin | Apr 29, 2026 | Alec Verin, travel guides
Montreal’s history begins long before it became a French colony or a modern Canadian metropolis. The island and surrounding region were used by Indigenous peoples for centuries before Europeans arrived, and the site that later became Montreal was already a place of...
by Benedict L. Morgan | Apr 28, 2026 | Benedict L. Morgan, bonus material
Today, April 28, is Harper Lee’s birthday, she was born 100 years ago. Here’s the essay about her famous book To Kill a Mockingbird, from my new book 52 Banned Books: A Guided Intellectual Journey (U.S. edition): Unlock the Stories They Tried to Silence...
by Adrian Marek | Apr 27, 2026 | Adrian Marek, English language, mature dating
Dating Apps, First Dates, and the Unexpected Joy of Falling in Love Again After 50 Starting over after fifty was never part of the plan. After 20 years of marriage, raising children, and building a life that felt settled, Adrian suddenly found himself back in the...
by Benedict L. Morgan | Apr 14, 2026 | Benedict L. Morgan, bonus material
Synopsis: Pak Jun Do is the son of a work-camp official who grows up in an orphanage in North Korea, learning early that survival depends on obedience and instinct. As he rises through the ranks of the regime, he is drawn into missions that blur truth, identity, and...
by Benedict L. Morgan | Apr 7, 2026 | Benedict L. Morgan, English language, hardcover, Kindle, paperback, PDF format
A Yearlong Reading Guide Exploring America’s Most Challenged Literature What happens when a book is considered too powerful to stay on the shelf? 52 Banned Books is a reading guide designed for curious, thoughtful readers who want to explore the stories that have been...