Book Club

Folger resources related to Richard III in preparation for our June Book Club discussion of The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey.

Introductory information on the June 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Josephine Tey’s classic mystery exploring Richard III.

We revisit the May 2023 presentation by Dr. Erin Sullivan about Shakespeare and digital technologies, part of our discussion of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

Folger resources related to Shakespeare and digital technologies to accompany our discussion of Gabrielle Zevin’s novel.

Introductory information on the May 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Gabrielle Zevin’s exploration of gaming, grief, and collaboration.

We revisit the March 2023 presentation by Abner Aldarondo about the ciphers and censorship related to  A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein.

Folger resources related to espionage and Christopher “Kit” Marlowe to accompany our discussion of Allison Epstein’s novel.

Introductory information on the March 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Allison Epstein’s exploration of Elizabethan London and espionage.

David McKenzie shares Folger collection items related to the Booth family and 19th-century performance as depicted in Booth by Karen Joy Fowler.

Folger resources related to Folger resources related to 19th-century Shakespeare performance and the Booth family to accompany the February 2023 book club discussion of Booth.

Introductory information on the February 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Karen Joy Fowler’s intimate portrayal of an American family whose celebrity turned to infamy,

We revisit the December 2022 presentation by Brittany Merritt Nash about sugar production and its relationship to Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.