Adaptations and Retellings
Modern retellings of classics, mythologies, fairy tales and more! (March 2026)
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Every Rising Sun
Shaherazade forges a path for herself against the turbulent, violent backdrop of the Third Crusade and the 12th-century Persian Empire in crisis...A gorgeous novel that rejoices in the legacy of the woman who tells tales. (Kirkus)
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The Winter Goddess
Cailleach, the winter goddess, is cursed to live and die as a mortal until she learns the value of human life, facing love, loss, and a long-buried secret that reshapes her understanding of mortality and divinity in this reimagining of Irish mythology. (NoveList)
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The Palace of Eros
A bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom. (NoveList)
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Hungerstone
Dunn offers a moody and triumphant retelling of Carmilla, the 1872 gothic novella by Sheridan Le Fanu, about a married woman in Victorian London who experiences an existential and sexual awakening at the hands of a female vampire. (Publishers Weekly)
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Fagin the Thief
In this magnificent retelling of Oliver Twist, Epstein focuses on one of the original novel’s most controversial characters, Jacob Fagin. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Other March Sisters
Queer authors Epstein, Malinenko, and Parker sparkle in this delightful feminist retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. (Publishers Weekly)
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James
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as told from the perspective of a more resourceful and contemplative Jim than the one you remember...One of the noblest characters in American literature gets a novel worthy of him. (Kirkus)
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I, Medusa
Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else’s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parents—both gods, albeit minor ones—she dreams of leaving her family’s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as an esteemed priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. (NoveList)
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Toto
Toto always tried to be a good dog, but when he was taken by an animal control officer, all bets were off. Transported by a twister to a magical land filled with strange characters, talking animals, and magical quests, Toto is thinking that maybe he found a new place to be. (Library Journal)
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Lady Tremaine
A breathtaking reimagining of Cinderella, as told through the eyes of its iconic evil stepmother, revealing a propulsive love story about the lengths a mother will go to for her children. (NoveList)
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