Everyone judges a book by its cover, despite the old adage warning us not to. In reality, it's a high stakes component to get "right," to...

Reading through the Dutch documents—which miraculously have survived ~400 years, fire damage, and neglect—is like time traveling. They're...

Lana Waite Holden is the author of Catalyntje Trico: A Life in New Amsterdam , a deeply researched historical fiction novel about the...

Browse all titles here on my bookshop.org page where you can buy from independent booksellers. Historical Fiction: Catalyntje Trico: A...

In 1620, Jessé acutely felt the weight of expectations and a pang of jealousy in his heart as he watched the Mayflower depart. He and his...

1. The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto Narrative non-fiction at its best. Pre-recquosite reading. It tells the...

My novel revolves around Sarah Rapalje, but at times, the story follows people connected to Sarah and their experiences of New Amsterdam...

What do the Revolutionary War, the founding of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Brooklyn records from the Dutch days going missing have in...

Not really Catalyna- but how I imagine her in her later years- Midjourney rendering in the style of Vermeer from Reddit user Dierky Catalyna is an iconic OG (original grandmother) to millions. I don't know if a single blog post can scratch the surface. A whole book devoted to her would be appropriate... more on that in a future post. Catalyna Trico (sometimes called Catalyntje/Catalina/Tryntje/Catelyn with surname Tricot/Triko, Tricault) was born July 14 (?) 1605 in Prisches,