Erika Harlitz-Kern

Erika Harlitz-Kern holds a doctorate from a Swedish university and can't get enough of history, books, and music. Her earliest memories involve a comic book and a Dutch troubadour. She has travelled South Asia on a shoestring, although nowadays she spends most of her vacations in the Mississippi Delta. Lives with her husband in South Florida, because sooner or later they would've ended up there anyway. Blog: The Boomerang Twitter: EH_Kern

10 Things You Need to Know About the Lisbon Bible

Ten things you need to know about the most accomplished medieval manuscript in the Portuguese style of micrography and illuminations.

10 Things You Need to Know about the Golden Haggadah

Get to know a bit about The Golden Haggadah.

People of Color in the Middle Ages: A Primer to Support Diversity in Fantasy

Medieval Europe was a racially and culturally diverse place, and fantasy based on the period should reflect that.

Wesley Chu’s TAO Series is Coming to TV

Wesley Chu's Tao series is being developed for television.

10 Things You Need to Know about the Luttrell Psalter

Ten things you need to know about the Luttrell Psalter and its surreal images.

10 Things You Should Know about the Exeter Book

Exeter Book, the oldest book of English literature, contains religious poetry and smutty riddles.

10 Things You Should Know about the Gutenberg Bible

Ten bits of trivia about the Gutenberg Bible.

10 Memorable Author Moments on Late Night with Seth Meyers

Memorable moments with authors as guests on the third season of the late night talkshow Late Night with Seth Meyers on NBC.

Eurovision Song Contest: A Primer

Book recommendations on the Eurovision Song Contest as an arena for nationalism, democracy, freedom of speech, and LGBTQ equality.

Books that Became Watersheds in My Life

Books that changed one reader's worldview.