This week Patrick covers the best of Irish and International history publications for October 2021. Books covered on the show include: 'Philip Roth: A Counterlife' with Ira Nadel, 'Plague, Pestilence and Pandemic: Voices from History' with Peter Furtado, 'White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea' with Tyler Stovall, 'The Tale of the Axe' with David Miles and 'Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City' with Edmund Richardson.