Adaptations and Retellings
Modern retellings of classics, mythologies, fairy tales and more! (March 2026)
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Julia
Newman delivers a provocative feminist retelling of George Orwell’s 1984 from the perspective of Julia Worthing, a mechanic working on the machines in the Ministry of Truth’s Fiction Department, where she’s become a master at subverting surveillance. (Publishers Weekly)
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The Hymn to Dionysus
A timely reimagining of the story of Dionysus-Greek god of ecstasy, revelry, and ruin-and a captivating queer love story. (NoveList)
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The Earl That Got Away
Years after breaking off their engagement, Naila reunites with Basil -- now a titled English earl -- at her sister's wedding, where old wounds, lingering attraction and family expectations clash as they confront whether love can overcome pride and the past. (NoveList)
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Lady Macbeth
In this tour de force, bestseller Reid brilliantly brings to life an alternate version of Shakespeare’s villainess that leans into the play’s supernatural elements. (Publishers Weekly)
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Wild and Distant Seas
Roberts draws in her stunning debut on Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick for a story of women with magical powers. (Publishers Weekly)
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Worth Fighting for
Pretending to be her ailing father, Fa Mulan steps in for a critical whiskey company acquisition, but while navigating masculine traditions and wrangling cattle, she must also resist her growing attraction to Shang, the skeptical heir, all while proving she belongs in the business world. (NoveList)
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Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match
Why bother looking for the perfect man when you can create your own? So goes the reasoning of Angelika Frankenstein, heroine of this homage to Mary Shelley's classic monster story. (Library Journal)
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Don't Sleep With the Dead
In Hugo Award winner Vo’s mesmerizing companion to The Chosen and the Beautiful, Great Gatsby narrator Nick Carraway, here imagined as a paper doll brought to life via magic, encounters a ghost from his past. (Publishers Weekly)
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