Each week, we're sharing cultural experiences you can access from home during the pandemic, such as online concerts, theater and art. This week we suggest:

• Rodgers and Hamerstein's Carousel, performed at the Lincoln Center. This production was recorded in 2013 with music by the New York Philhamonic. The cast includes Stephanie Blythe, Shuler Hensley, Jason Danieley, Jessie Mueller, Kate Burton, John Cullum, Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck (available until Sept 8, donations encouraged).

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Each week, we're sharing cultural experiences you can access from home during the pandemic, such as online concerts, theater and art. This week we suggest:

• A production of Macbeth at London's Globe Theatre, created especially for young people (recommended for ages 11+). It was recorded earlier this year and runs 90 minutes so, presumably, a few bits have been cut as a full length production would be about two hours--cutting parts from Shakespeare's plays is not unusual, for example, an uncut production of Hamlet would run at least four hours (Macbeth is available until July 25, donations encouraged).
• A tour of the gardens of Highgrove, Prince Charles' private residence. The gardens are open to the public on a very limited basis, so even if you were to visit England, it's unlikely you'd be able to see them. If you don't know what a stumpery is now's your chance to find out!

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Each week, we're sharing cultural experiences you can access from home during the pandemic, such as online concerts, theater and art. Most are free (although some welcome donations); and some are only available for a limited time, so it's worth checking regularly. If you'd like to receive a weekly reminder, enter your email in the "Subscribe to Blog" field to the right.

This week we suggest:

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During the pandemic, in-person cultural activities are restricted for all of us, but there is an amazing array of experiences online. So, each week we're recommending a handful. Most are free (but, in some cases, welcome donations); and some are only available for a limited time, so it's worth checking regularly. If you'd like to receive a weekly reminder, enter your email in the "Subscribe to Blog" field to the right.

Here are this week's suggestions:

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It's always exciting to encounter a debut novel that you really love. It's a great experience to be there from the beginning and then follow an author over the course of their career, watching their voice evolve and seeing how they might choose to experiment with different genres or themes in their writing. Reading a debut with your book club can be especially fun because you get to have this experience together. You might even talk about where you see the author going in the future, or what you'd like them to write next.

Here are five debut novels that have recently been released in paperback, all of which received glowing reviews on BookBrowse. We have reading guides available for each and we're discussing two of them in our own online book club so you can compare and contrast your club's thoughts with ours.

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