In November, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Maggie O’Farrell’s historical tear-jerker, about a death that shaped Shakespeare. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor at the Book ...

We all process loss differently, and it’s nearly the end of the movie when we learn how William has done so: not through life ...

Six Golden Globe nominations went to Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel that imagines a link between ‘Hamlet ...

Maggie O'Farrell's acclaimed novel "Hamnet," about the family life of William Shakespeare and the creation of his play "Hamlet," is now a film.

Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, which draws from William Shakespeare's personal and professional life, is a tragic window into the depths of despair.

The works of William Shakespeare are so ingrained within the popular consciousness that it can sometimes be difficult to remember that they were in fact written by a man as human as the rest of us. He ...

To watch “Hamnet” or not to watch “Hamnet,” that is the question. Luckily, the answer is simple: a clear and resounding yes. “Hamnet,” which debuted in select theaters Nov. 26, has been advertised as ...

The filmmaker crafted her meditation on grief through radical methods, which included reconstructing the Globe Theatre from ...

Two movies were released this past November, “Frankenstein” on the 7th, and “Hamnet” on the 26th. Both were based, in part, on well-known fictional works from previous centuries, Mary Shelley’s ...