Spotlight 25-26

WEEK B

WEEK BEGINNING 10/11/25

PATHWAYS TO SHAKESPEARE

With Macbeth and Hamlet both featuring on this week’s programme, we’re focusing on all things Shakespeare!

Not sure where to start with the bard? The Shakespeare Book is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s life and times, with clear and concise overviews of his plays and the major events that shaped his work

On the hunt for a completely different perspective on Shakespeare? Look no further than these brilliant manga adaptations, which put a fresh spin on classic stories of love and betrayal.

ALL BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY!

Fan of Shakespeare but more interested in reading fiction? Ryan North has come up with an ingenious solution: Shakespeare, but as a choose your-own adventure novel!

Did you know that 126 of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems are addressed to a man? In this entertaining and provocative book, Will Tosh shows that

Ready to go behind the scenes of Shakespeare’s life? In the novel Hamnet , Maggie O’Farrell explores the life and death of Shakespeare’s son - the boy who lent his name to the writer’s tragic masterpiece.

Shakespeare’s writing isn’t as straight-laced as you might think...

(The film adaptation is coming out soon!)

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