An extra delivery means even more books to browse in the conservatory 📚And don’t forget to pick up an order form with our discount code. We’re here at the ISC conference till Thursday lunchtime!

Yesterday's Fourth Series pannelists at the ISC conference: Publishers Margaret Bartley & Jade Grogan, Arden Fellow @drvarshap.bsky.social, General Editors Peter Holland & Tiffany Stern, and Volume Editors @authorajhartley.bsky.social (Julius Caesar) & Tom Bishop (As You Like It)!

Day 2 of ISC. Come find out about the new Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text & Language resource on @dramaonlinelib.bsky.social, pick up some free merch & browse some of our latest releases!

Arden Fourth Series galore at ISC! We’ll be selling copies (with a special attendee discount) directly after today's panel and throughout the reception. Come raise a glass and grab a copy 🥂📖

The Arden Shakespeare team is heading to the ISC conference @shakesinstitute.bsky.social in Stratford-upon-Avon tomorrow where we'll have our first in-person launch of the Fourth Series! We'll also be at WSC in Verona next week. Are you joining us?

Are you teaching a course on Julius Caesar or Titus Andronicus? Request a free inspection/exam copy of the new Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editions via our website today! https://bit.ly/4vDTAJp

Step into summer with the latest Drama & Performance Studies books 🎭🌞 Browse the July–September 2026 catalogue: https://bit.ly/4dJ4Igr

Based on the acclaimed training program at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, Shakespeare's World is designed to orient actors and directors to the philosophies and beliefs underlying the Elizabethan world. Available in the US from Bloomsbury Academic! https://bit.ly/3QzsTXi

Out now 🌈 🎭 'Queer Shakespeare', edited by Goran Stanivukovic, is the go-to resource for understanding same-sex desire & trans eroticism in Shakespeare's texts. This open-access second edition features revisions and 5 new chapters. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4xH7YC3

“Why, this is very midsummer madness.” - Twelfth Night, 3.4 #SummerSolstice https://bit.ly/4vIf8UW

Browse the newest Drama and Performance Studies books in our April–June 2026 catalogue 🌼🎭 Explore this season’s reads: https://bit.ly/4bjFgwI

We are delighted to announce that 'Richard Burbage and the Shakespearean Stage' by Siobhan Keenan has been shortlisted for the STR Theatre Book Prize 🎉 Explore the shortlist: https://bit.ly/4vaHHdA Discover the book: https://bit.ly/3Pszl1L

*New release* 'Women and Cultures of Portraiture in the British Literary Renaissance' (edited by Yasmin Arshad & Chris Laoutaris) explores the representation of female identity, creativity & power across literature, drama & visual culture. Out now in the UK (US: August): https://bit.ly/438HKdJ

Last chance to shop our May #sale - ends midnight Sunday! Find your next read at 30% off: https://bit.ly/4wAzAIy

Our May #sale is here with up to 30% off The Arden Shakespeare books until Sunday 24th May! 🌞 No code required - discount already applied on the Bloomsbury website. Find your next read: https://bit.ly/4wAzAIy

New to our Shakespeare in the Theatre series! This volume examines the pioneering work of Phyllida Lloyd, whose all-female productions have revolutionised how Shakespeare's plays are performed in 21st-century Britain. https://bit.ly/4tWwI6B

*Out now!* This new edition of Edward II edited by @jmasten.bsky.social distils its importance for the history of queer sexuality, historical drama and modern performance alike. Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4sSjOGh

127 years after the very first Arden Shakespeare play published in 1899, a new generation of editions begins today. The first 2 plays - Titus Andronicus and Julius Caesar - are out now 🎉 Discover the Fourth Series: https://bit.ly/48RVXiA

Now in paperback! From their inception, comics have intersected with Shakespeare. 'Shakespeare and Comics' edited by Jim Casey & Brandon Christopher is the first book-length collection exploring this collision. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4t1Lecu

Out now 🎆 This revised edition of 'Theatre of Fire' by Philip Butterworth investigates first-hand evidence of the use of special effects in fire and flame in medieval and Tudor theatre. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4cS16Z9

Out now 📣 This interdisciplinary collection, edited by oldfortunatus@bsky.social, resets the critical conversation around 'Twelfth Night' and provides an up-to-date reader for both professors and their students. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tFQP9H

New releases from the Shakespeare Workbook Series @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social 📚 Othello, The Tempest & Julius Caesar join this practical series for working on Shakespeare's plays, with essential passages highlighted & tips for tackling speeches. Explore the series: https://bit.ly/4dZGEru

Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday today with a sneak peak into the introductions of the first 2 volumes launching The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series on 14 May: Read Julius Caesar: https://bit.ly/4tUBcei Read Titus Andronicus: https://bit.ly/4vyP5Ak

Why do we need new editions of Shakespeare? In this blog post, The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editors Andrew James Hartley, Curtis Perry, and Ayanna Thompson discuss how modern scholarship reshapes our views of Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus. https://bit.ly/482t0jG

During last week's SAA Conference, we were happy to join Jeffrey Masten for a celebration of his new edition of Christopher Marlowe's surprisingly queer historical drama Edward II. Pre-order your copy today: https://bit.ly/41iNpgB

"A fool, a fool! I met a fool i’th’ forest, A motley fool – a miserable world!" - As You Like It, 2.7 #AprilFoolsDay https://bit.ly/4baZDgU

In Illyria, a shipwreck tears two siblings apart and sets off a chain of mistaken identities and confused desires. Edited by @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, this edition foregrounds Twelfth Night’s queer potential and explores madness, mourning and migration. Coming this winter: https://bit.ly/4bKgSoi

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? This World Poetry Day, explore Shakespeare's sonnets and poems as well as critical studies of wider Elizabethan narrative poetry.

*Now in paperback* 'Shakespeare’s First Folio 1623-2023' edited by Matthias Bauer & Angelika Zirker examines why the Folio came into being 7 years after Shakespeare’s death & how it has been continually reimagined after initial publication. Shop now: https://bit.ly/3ZO4vlF

Enjoy an exclusive first look at The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series! Hear from the General Editors about what makes this new generation of Shakespeare’s plays, poems and sonnets unique. 📆19 March @ 4-5pm GMT / 11am-12pm EST 💻Online 🎟️ Free https://bit.ly/4rAz6zj