The Folger Spotlight

Resources related to Belle da Costa Greene and the collections of the Morgan and Folger Shakespeare Libraries in preparation for our September Book Club discussion of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

Learn more about—and how to make!—the four cocktails featured at Folger Institute’s upcoming Mixology event.

Introductory information on the September 2023 Folger Book Club selection which explores the remarkable life of Belle da Costa Greene.

We revisit the August 2023 presentation by Jean Marie Christensen on Hilary Mantel’s novel, Wolf Hall.

Folger resources related to Henry VIII in preparation for our August Book Club discussion of Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.

Introductory information on the August 2023 Folger Book Club selection, Hilary Mantel’s Book prize-winning novel of Thomas Cromwell.

We revisit the June 2023 presentation by Dr. Katherine Schaap Williams on Richard III and Josephine Tey’s novel, The Daughter of Time.

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.

It’s the final week of the Folger’s Searching for Shakespeare festival!