Johnson's Shakespeare, or much ado about nothing

After news that Boris Johnson will not be writing his biography of Shakespeare, Liz Thomson says publishers should be on the lookout for bright young talent. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Four times Shakespeare has inspired stories about robots and AI

Science fiction is full of computer programmes and androids who fall afoul of the plots of some of Shakespeare’s most brutal tragedies. Continue reading at The Conversation

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Johnson Named to Succeed Chinski as FSG Editor-in-Chief

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Shakespeare still matters. A new book reminds us why.

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Chakrabarti and Branagh to narrate Shakespeare's sonnets for CUP

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