Some 426 years after his death at age 11, Shakespeare’s son Hamnet and his twin sister have memorials at Holy Trinity Church.
The UK’s ‘Cambridge Shakespeare’ Is Open Online: ‘The Words and Worlds’
A highly navigable explication of the works of Shakespeare is launched on Cambridge University Press’ Cambridge Core platform.
Richard Charkin: Three Books, Three Lessons
In decluttering his library, Richard Charkin is reminded of unexpected returns in publishing.
Jacks Thomas: A Few Words With London Book Fair’s Director
‘My personal highlight will be meeting the amazing Judith Kerr,’ Jacks Thomas tell us in a pre-London Book Fair chat. She’s readying, again, ‘a global platform’ for the books industry.
400 Years On: Bumping Into the Bard at Every Turn
As marketers jockey for position in the 400th year of Shakespeare’s death, the modern-relevance lights burn bright. We look at several releases this month.
My Shakespeare Obsession: It’s A Question of Character
Dennis Abrams discusses how intimidation of the Bard turned into his Shakespeare obsession and a lifelong love of writing and words.
Why “Translating” Shakespeare for the 21st Century Is a Bad Idea
A new series of ‘translations’ of Shakespeare’s plays will change the language to contemporary, colloquial English — losing something essential to the text.
How the Frankfurt Book Fair Helped Launch Shakespeare
Research reveals that the 1622 catalogue for the Frankfurt Book Fair included the announcement of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Poor Shakespeare: PRH Publishes Bard’s Plays in Emojis
Penguin Random House’s new OMG Shakespeare series “takes the Bard’s original prose and replaces it with slang, text speak, and emoticons.” OMG, indeed.
Finding a New Way to Bring Shakespeare to YA Readers
Dennis Abrams is using Pentian to crowdfund the publication of his new YA series on Shakespeare, based on his Publishing Perspectives reading group