Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 9
1724 Caesar in Egypt by Colley Cibber - UK
It is inspired by Pierre Corneille's 1642 French play The Death of Pompey about Julius Caesar's intervention in the Egyptian Civil War between Cleopatra and her brother.
1854 Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson - UK
A narrative poem about the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.
2025 Everyone in the Group Chat Dies by L. M. Chilton - UK
From the breakout author of Swiped comes a compulsively readable, surprisingly funny, and genuinely thrilling pageturner about a TikTok true crime investigator, a ’90s serial killer that may not be as dead as everyone would like, a text thread from hell, and long buried secrets that just won’t stay in the grave where they belong.
2025 Murder in Manhattan by Julie Mulhern - US
Inspired by one of the first real-life female columnists at the New Yorker, this enticing historical mystery follows Freddie Archer as she solves crimes while reporting on the glamorous world of the rich and famous in 1920s Manhattan.
2025 How to Grieve Like a Victorian by Amy Carol Reeves - US
Dr. Lizzie Wells, professor of British literature and bestselling author, is not okay. She wasn’t consulted when her beloved husband died unexpectedly, so she’s going to grieve however she damned well chooses. Keeping a lock of his hair in a choker around her neck and donning widow’s weeds. You bet. Notifying colleagues and students that she will only accept paper letters instead of email. Why not? Very nearly kissing her late husband’s best friend, Henry. Unfortunately, er…yes.
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