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@ Shaker Library The Bookshelf: In 2016, Shaker Library celebrates The Year of the Bard. William Shakespeare wrote more than 400 years ago, but he has never stopped inspiring writers and readers. As part of the celebration, we invite you to check out some of the most recent books in our collection that were inspired by the most influential writer in English literature. NONFICTION: Behind the Scenes by Judi Dench. St. Martin's Press, November 2014. The Academy Award-winning actress ("Shakespeare in Love") shares memories and photographs of her career from her early Royal Shakespeare Company days through her stage, movie, and TV performances. Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King by Mike Pitts. Thames & Hudson, November 2014. This compelling insider's guide to the archaeological dig that found King Richard Ill's bones in a car park in England in 2013, includes photographs from the author's archives and material from Leicester University. Living with Shakespeare: Essays by Writers, Actors, and Directors by Susannah Carson. Vintage Books, April 2013. Essays by 40 actors, directors, scholars, and writers who offer their different perspectives on Shakespeare's work reveal that there is more than one way to view the Bard's writing. The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger's Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare's First Folio by Andrea Mays. Simon & Schuster, May 2015. This literary detective story is the miraculous and romantic story of the making of the First Folio, and of the American industrialist whose thrilling pursuit of the book became a lifelong obsession. Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups: Everything You Need to Know about the Bard by Elizabeth Foley and Beth Coates. Plume Books, June 2015. This helpful book offers one-sentence synopses of Shakespeare's plays, their historical context, a short Shakespearean dictionary, and a quiz to test your knowledge. Shakespeare and the Countess: The Battle That Gave Birth to the Globe by Chris Laoutaris. Pegasus Books, June 2015. This history details Elizabeth Russell's battle to keep Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain's Men out of her Elizabethan neighborhood. Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays by Tina Packer. Knopf Publishing Group, April 2015. From one of the country's foremost experts on Shakespeare and theatre arts, this performance piece and Broadway play is now a book that explores the evolving role of women in Shakespeare's plays. FICTION: Dark Aemilia by Sally O'Reilly. Picador USA, June 2015. As she charts the course of Aemilia's and Shakespeare's tempestuous relationship, the author paints a vivid and richly imagined portrait of Elizabethan London and breathes life into England's first female poet, a mysterious woman nearly forgotten by history. Ride Around Shining by Chris Leslie-Hynan. Harper, August 2014. In the tradition of Shakespeare's Othello but set in the NBA world, this debut novel is hilarious and discomfiting, moody and thrilling, and poses questions about the modern tensions of race and class in America. The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. William Morrow & Company, February 2014. In this witty and inventive Action, the author blends a Shakespearean tragedy (Othello) with a comedy (The Merchant of Venice) and a Poe story. The resulting mash-up is an entertaining read. The Tutor by Andrea Chapin. Riverhead Books, February 2015. This captivating novel about love, passion, and ambition is the historical Action of the missing years in Shakespeare's life and his romance with the widow Katherine D'Lisle. Twisted Vines by Carole Price. Five Star, September, 2012. After inheriting a vineyard and two Shakespearean theaters from a mysterious aunt, crime analyst Caitlyn Tilson Pepper's life is turned upside down after two arson attempts at the Elizabethan Theater, a failed attempt on her life, and questions surrounding her aunt's autopsy. @Shaker Library continued on page 54 26 SHAKERONLINE.COM | WINTER 2016


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