The Folger Spotlight

To prepare for Folger Book Club’s December discussion of The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo, we have pulled together a list of resources related to resources related to Golden Age Spain, the inquisition, and Love’s Labor’s Lost.

Introductory information on the December 2024 Folger Book Club selection, The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo.

We revisit Anandi Rao’s November 2024 presentation as part of our discussion of Nisha Sharma’s Dating Dr. Dil.

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.

Introductory information on the November 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma.

We revisit Rachel B. Dankert’s October 2024 presentation as part of our discussion of Edward Carey’s Edith Holler.

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.

Introductory information on the October 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Edith Holler by Edward Carey.

Beatrice Bradley revisits her September 2024 presentation on Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.

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.

Introductory information on the September 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks.

Todd Andrew Borlik revisits his August 2024 presentation on Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood.