As a true anglophile author must, Bryson examines the life of England's most famous playwright with his unique personable approach and dry sense of humour.

Jan 29, 2012 - Rachel Deeming

Bryson offers the reader comedy and scholarship in his history book, "The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way."

Oct 7, 2009 - Carl Dates

Travel writer Bill Bryson intersperses science and history as he humorously describes his attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail with longtime friend Stephen Katz.

Jul 9, 2009 - Krista Sadlers

Bill Bryson's verbal brilliance and wit are amply demonstrated in The Lost Continent, but he is also seriously concerned about the state of his country.

Sep 28, 2007 - Jem Bloomfield

Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything brings scientific history to the masses, and weaves an intriguing tale of life on earth.

Jul 10, 2011 - Carolyn Psutka

Bestselling author Bill Bryson tackles the enigma that is Shakespeare in a short and insightful biography.

Aug 16, 2009 - Paris Franz

"I give unto my wife my second best bed with the furniture." Behind this great man, Anne Hathaway remains a very mysterious woman.

May 10, 2007 - Coral Andrews

Graphic novelists Anthony Del Col and Connor McCreary spoke to Suite101 about their latest creation involving a host of Shakespearian characters.

Oct 1, 2010 - Dominic Messier

A supposed true story about the ins and outs of a British Shakespearean troupe traveling through India, performing stage productions; leading to a dramatic love affair.

Mar 30, 2009 - Martin G. Wood

Is faith necessary for anomalous healing? One skeptic and energy healing researcher says no.

Jan 23, 2011 - Judith Schutz

Brian Dennehy said that Shakespeare is the Olympics of theatre, yet the award-winning actor has recently set his own gold medal standard in Hughie and Krapp's Last Tape

Aug 4, 2008 - Coral Andrews

Long regarded as an icon of English cultural history, Shakespeare's works have been subjected to more adaptation on stage and film than almost anybody else.

Sep 22, 2010 - David Porter

"Notes From A Small Island" sees Bill Bryson travelling around Britain, mocking, admiring and denouncing it with equal verve and humour.

Oct 7, 2007 - Jem Bloomfield

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is humorist Bill Bryson's side-splitting memoir about his sheltered but happy childhood in Des Moines, Iowa during the 1950s.

Feb 25, 2008 - Joan Prefontaine

William Shakespeare loved wordplay, and the English language has rarely enjoyed a larger playground than that of the dramatic masterpiece Hamlet.

Oct 24, 2009 - P. Ryan Anthony

Bill Bryson explores the wonders of time and space, adapting his well-known adult text into an illustrated version suitable for readers aged 8 years and older.

Dec 14, 2008 - Susan Whelan

How airport delays and the rising Euro could work to our advantage.

Nov 26, 2010 - Sam Gough

Interested in science? Curious about how the world works? Take a journey with Bill Bryson through the known universe from the sub-atomic to the vastness of space.

Sep 10, 2008 - Michael Carroll