Skip to main content
The Folger Spotlight

Resource Guide: 'The Familiar' by Leigh Bardugo

On December 5, 2024 the Folger’s virtual book club continues with a discussion of The Familiar. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Golden Age Spain, the inquisition, and Love’s Labor’s Lost.


EXPLORE England’s relationship with Spain through early modern drama

LISTEN to podcast episodes related to magic in Renaissance England and compare with those in the novel

REVISIT a related past book club selection for another depiction of an early modern Jewish experience

DISCOVER traces of the Inquisition in the Folger Collection

COMPARE Shakespeare and Spanish Golden Age author Miguel Cervantes

We would like to thank the following organization for its generous support of this program

Junior League of Washington

Join us for a future event

Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu

Folger Book Club:
'The Death I Gave Him' by Em X. Liu

Our May 2025 is lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet as a locked-room thriller.
Thu, May 1, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Virtual
Folger Book Club: 'Queen B' by Juno Dawson

Folger Book Club: 'Queen B' by Juno Dawson

Our June 2025 selection sets the stage for 'Her Majesty's Royal Coven' trilogy, tracing the origins of the coven to the days following Anne Boleyn's execution.
Thu, Jun 5, 2025, 6:30pm
Folger Virtual
On demand: The 2025 Eudora Welty Lecture with Amor Towles

On demand: The 2025 Eudora Welty Lecture with Amor Towles

The Folger and the Eudora Welty Foundation welcome Amor Towles to deliver the 2025 Welty Lecture, inspired by the writing and life of famed author Eudora Welty.
Available through Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Folger Theatre