The Folger Spotlight
About 'The Familiar'
Introductory information on the December 2024 Folger Book Club selection, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo.
'Dating Dr. Dil' Resource Guide
To prepare for Folger Book Club’s November discussion of Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, and Taylor Swift.
About 'Dating Dr. Dil'
Introductory information on the November 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma.
'Edith Holler' Resource Guide
To prepare for Folger Book Club’s October discussion of Edith Holler by Edward Carey, we have pulled together a list of resources related to theatrical performance and childhood.
About 'Edith Holler'
Introductory information on the October 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Edith Holler by Edward Carey.
'Year of Wonders' Resource Guide
To prepare for our September 5 discussion of Geraldine Brooks’s Year of Wonders, we have pulled together a list of resources related to plague in early modern England.
About 'Year of Wonders'
Introductory information on the September 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.
'Birnam Wood' Resource Guide
To prepare for our August 1 virtual book club discussion of Eleanor Catton’s novel, explore resources related to Shakespeare and the environment.
About 'Birnam Wood'
Introductory information on the August 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood.
Ovid, Shakespeare, and 'The Latinist' (Part Two)
The second part of the opening conversation between emma poltrack and Dr. Will Tosh as part of the June 2024 discussion of Mark Prins’s The Latinist.
Ovid, Shakespeare, and 'The Latinist' (Part One)
We revisit the opening conversation between emma poltrack and Dr. Will Tosh as part of the June 2024 discussion of Mark Prins’s The Latinist.
'The Latinist' Resource Guide
To prepare for our June 6 virtual book club discussion, explore resources related to Shakespeare, Ovid, and mythology.