With their new book “Shakespeare Basics for Grown-Ups: Everything You Need to Know About the Bard” (Plume), coauthors E. Foley and B. Coates give comfort and aid to everyone who has ever wished they ...

There are three types of people in the world: those who are intimidated by Shakespeare, those who consider themselves Shakespeare nerds, and those who are truly obsessed with the Bard. A casual fan ...

Every age, after his own, has gone in search of Shakespeare. The first biography was written in 1709 by Nicholas Rowe. Now it is a poor year for the Shakespeare business when two or three more do not ...

Shakespeare’s First Folio — the first edition of his collected works, printed in 1623 -— is coming to Iowa City! If it’s been a while since you thought about the Bard, the Iowa City Public Library has ...