Book Review | Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland by Dr Christina Wade

February 7, 2025 | Ruvani de Silva

Beer historian Dr. Christina Wade describes her new book Filthy Queens: A History of Beer in Ireland as a love letter to the Irish craft beer community. That love is evident in the passion and rigor she brings to this fascinating and important book, which takes readers on a journey through the history of Ireland from the 5^th century CE to the end of the 19^th century. Author of the award-winning The Devil’s in the Draught Lines: 1000 Years of Women in Britain’s Beer History, Dr. Wade uses her impeccable research and writing skills to weave together intriguing stories of saints, sinners, warriors, colonizers, sex workers, ghosts, priests and demons who all have one thing in common: beer.

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Can Amazon Actually Get Any Bigger?

April 7, 2013 | Laura Mego

Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, just acquired Goodreads, the social networking site devoted to…wait for it…good reads.   No really, Goodreads is a forum for book lovers (we’re still around, you know.)  The site allows users to read and post book reviews, keep a digital bookshelf of what they’ve read or intend to read, find book clubs around town, etc.

But, what does this acquisition mean for the average book lover?  Read More