Rooted in Mythology

Explore legends and lore from cultures around the world with books rooted in mythology. Some are classic retellings and others are old tales reimagined. Plant a seed, read!

Updated April 29, 2026
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Rooted in Mythology

Explore legends and lore from cultures around the world with books rooted in mythology. Some are classic retellings and others are old tales reimagined. Plant a seed, read!

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I, Medusa : a novel
Gray, Ayana
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "captivating villain origin story" (People Book of the Week) reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine This hardcover edition features a premium dust jacket with foil and a...
The children of Jocasta : a novel
Haynes, Natalie
Paper Book
"Reinterprets two of Sophocles' Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful."--The New Yorker "A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep...
Black sun
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Paper Book
NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 HUGO AWARDS AND THE 2020 NEBULA AWARDS FOR BEST NOVEL From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian...
To clutch a razor
Roth, Veronica
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth pulls from Slavic folklore to explore family, duty, and what it means to be a monster in this sequel to the USA Today bestselling novella When Among Crows. A funeral. A heist. A desperate mission. ...
Sharks in the time of saviors
Washburn, Kawai Strong
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2020 PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVEL. One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020. A finalist for the 2020 PEN/Jean Stein Book Award. Named one of the Best Books of 2020 by the New York Times (#30), the Guardian, the Boston Globe, Oprah<...
The golem and the jinni : a novel
Wecker, Helene.
Paper Book
?In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through cultures in turn-of-the-century New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic and dies at...
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