In Stratford-upon-Avon everything revolves around Shakespeare. To have a better idea of the writer's profound imprint on the community's social and art life, take a look at  some books that explore that influence:

- Royal Shakespeare: Four major productions at Stratford-upon-Avon by Stanley W. Wells.

- Truth Concerning Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare with Other Essays by Edwin Reed (Reed explores the veracity of Shakespeare’s literary name, did it name a group of playwrights, was it Francis Bacon who did all the writing, what is it abut the relationship between Startford and Shakespeare).

- Shakespeare's Home at New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon by John Chippendall Mon Bellew.

- Theatre at Stratford-Upon-Avon: A Catalogue-Index to Productions of the Shakespeare Memorial Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1879-1978 by Michael Mullin and Karen Morris Muriello.

The pictorial story of Shakespeare and Stratford-Ipon-Avon by J. C Trewin.

- Family Life in Shakespeare's England: Stratford-Upon-Avon 1570-1630 by Jeanne Jones.