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The Reading List: Family Stories
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The Reading List: Family Stories

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emma poltrack

The end of the year brings feasts, celebrations, and family. Our reading list of Folger Book Club picks offers a wide range of ways to reflect on the ties that bind us.

Summer Reading: Romeo and Juliet, revisited
Romeo and Juliet detail from a quilt in the Folger collection, showing the balcony scene, with Romeo standing at left and Juliet above him on a balcony, with flowers scattered below balcony, with additional narrow section to the left showing a flowering plant
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Summer Reading: Romeo and Juliet, revisited

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emma poltrack

Looking for summer reading? Try a novel based on Romeo and Juliet, from a San Diege restaurant feud to a zombie horror tale to a story about first love.

Summer Reading: Beach Reads
Hawaii beach scene, with the beach in foreground with a few people, a boat, and tree trunks; the water; and beyond the water, a cityscape in background
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Summer Reading: Beach Reads

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emma poltrack

It’s the heart of summer—and the perfect time to explore some recommended beach reads from the annals of our Folger Book Club!

New ideas for summer reading
Hand-colored illustration of a hand and flower in midair above a landscape, based on page 116 of Minerua Britanna by Henry Peacham, 1612. Folger Shakespeare Library.
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New ideas for summer reading

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Explore great Shakespeare-related ideas for summer reading from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s online book club, blogs, and podcast.