Critics' Circle Book Group
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 6:30 PM EDT · Ridgefield Library · Ridgefield, CT
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This month's selection is By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult. Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym. In 1581, young Emilia Bassano is a ward of Englis
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