Welcome to the Book Nook! The weekly thread for all book nerds on The Avocado. This is the place to talk about books you’re currently reading, discuss genres, ask for recommendations, and post serious literary criticism.

This week’s prompt: William Shakespeare was born in this day in 1564. What are your thoughts on his work in general? Are you a fan? Not a fan? Any favorite works or productions? Ideas for prompts are always welcome!

Posting pictures is fine as long as they are book related, but I would like this thread to continue to be a NO GIF/YouTube/social media embed zone. Thanks, and happy commenting!

Today’s (other) literary birthdays:
Johann Stumpf (1500), Swiss historian and theologian (RIP 1578)
Georg Fabricius (1516), German poet and historian (RIP 1571)
Karl Rosenkranz (1805), German philosopher (RIP 1879)
Frédéric Ozanam (1813), French historian (RIP 1853)
James Anthony Froude (1818), English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (RIP 1894)
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck (1876), German historian and philosopher (RIP 1925)
Ngaio Marsh (1895), New Zealand mystery writer (RIP 1982)
Halldór Laxness (1902), Icelandic poet, winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature (RIP 1998)
Maurice Druon (1918), French novelist (RIP 2009)
Avram Davidson (1923), American novelist, short story writer and editor, known for his science fiction, fantasy and crime stories (RIP 1993)
J. P. Donleavy (1926), American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright (RIP 2017)
Victoria Glendinning (1937), British biographer, novelist and critic
Pascal Quignard (1948), French novelist, short story writer and essayist
All information courtesy of Wikipedia