The Folger Spotlight

Hamlet co-adaptor Reynaldo Piniella, who also plays the titular role, reflects on how the play has evolved, how the bilingualism fosters a sense of intimacy and connection, and hopes for the play’s future.

Dramaturg Julissa Contreras shares more about working with a bilingual translation of a play by Shakespeare’s contemporary Ana Caro Mallén de Soto, the joys of expanding the canon beyond Shakespeare, and the gendered issues of the play that still resonate today.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To prepare for our August 1 virtual book club discussion of Eleanor Catton’s novel, explore resources related to Shakespeare and the environment.

Introductory information on the August 2024 Folger Book Club selection, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood.