Jodi Picoult on the theory behind Shakespeare’s plays

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24 ene 2025 7 min
Jodi Picoult on the theory behind Shakespeare’s plays
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About this episode

<p>In our final bonus episode from&nbsp;<em>The Penguin Podcast</em>, bestselling author&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/11760/jodi-picoult?utm_campaign=BonusEpisode5&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jodi Picoult&nbsp;</a>shares her theory on the true author behind Shakespeare's plays that inspired her new novel,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459200/by-any-other-name-by-picoult-jodi/9780241676042?utm_campaign=BonusEpisode5&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>By Any Other Name</em></a>.</p><br><p>Explore the full list of the books discussed in this bonus episode and read the transcript by visiting <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2025/01/jodi-picoult-on-the-theory-behind-shakespeares-plays?utm_campaign=BonusEpisode5&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bonus Episode 5</a></p><br><p>Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><p>Website: <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/60eecaf21f9831001383c3bf/shows/60eecae845fc69e6c03398b2/episodes/www.penguin.co.uk/podcast?utm_campaign=BonusEpisode1&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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