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Summer Reading

Online Folger resources (including the virtual Folger Book Club, the Shakespeare & Beyond blog, and the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast) that highlight new or recent books on Shakespeare or related themes, with ideas for summer reading
2025 summer reading guide
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2025 summer reading guide

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Summer’s a great time for reading, whether it’s at the beach or in your backyard. Explore our list of fiction and non-fiction titles about Shakespeare and his world featured on Folger blogs, podcast interviews, and our book club.

A round-up of intriguing looks at "Romeo and Juliet"
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A round-up of intriguing looks at "Romeo and Juliet"

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Esther Ferington

As we welcome Folger Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet, we take a look back at some intriguing and varied highlights of our past looks at the play.

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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Shakespeare & Beyond

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