Katherine's Book Backyard

Summer of Shakespeare took the summer off last year, but this year it'll be back, commenting on all things Shakespearean for three so...

It's my little brother's birthday today. Will and I wish him a very happy birthday.

William Shakespeare was the original word snoot.  When he couldn't find the perfect word...he made it up.

Yes, it's that time of year again--Summer of Shakespeare time. This will be SoS number three, and there will be Shakespeare geekery co...

All Shakespeare. All Summer. Because it is all about the Bard!

Brainy Quotes has a whole section of William Shakespeare quotes. Just for fun, check it out. And be amazed all over again by the genius tha...

Before there were "listicles" there were lists and I always liked lists. Turns out Scholastic has a neat resource for teachers th...

Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and maybe more, if scholars are right about his authorships of plays like Edward II I and Thomas More...

"Shakespeare must be a Black Girl." --Maya Angelou Illustration from William Shakespeare Things I read that quote years...

Painting by John William Waterhouse I am a Shakespeare geek. One of my friends once horrified me by saying he thought Aaron Sorkin was a...

The Shakespeare Garden at the Huntington Library William Shakespeare's plays are filled with quotes about flowers, with...

Courtesy:  Long Beach Shakespeare Company Since fencing is the sport of the day at the Olympics, I was reminded of the Los Angeles Olymp...

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," Romeo insisted. In his own time, "Shakespeare" was a household name, ...

Christopher Plummer conjures a tempest I have a friend who has season's tickets to a series of filmed entertainments (concerts, play...