Rewriting the Record (DDL Summer 2026)

Updated June 13, 2026
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Cinder house
Marske, Freya
Paper Book
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske--a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. An instant USA Today bestseller! Ella is a haunting.
Circe : a novel
Miller, Madeline
Paper Book
This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios,...
The daughter of Doctor Moreau : a novel
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. "This is...
The Foursome
Kline, Christina Baker
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline comes a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina -- Kline's own distant relatives -- who married world-famous conjoined...
Hamnet : a novel of the plague
O'Farrell, Maggie
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "[An] exceptional winner.... It expresses something profound about the human experience that seems both extraordinarily current and...
The heiress : the revelations of Anne de Bourgh
Greeley, Molly
Paper Book
"Greeley's storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended."--Library Journal (starred review)  In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman's Wife combines the knowing eye...
James : a novel
Everett, Percival
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view * In development as a feature film to be...
Lady Tremaine
Hochhauser, Rachel
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * IndieNext Pick * LibraryReads Pick "With transporting prose and a galloping plot, this wholly original take on Cinderella recasts the wicked stepmother...a riveting, complex paean to women's strength." --...
The life of Herod the Great : a novel
Hurston, Zora Neale
Paper Book
A never before published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great--not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision. In the 1950s, as a continuation of Moses, Man of...
Son of Nobody
Martel, Yann
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by Esquire * Marie Claire * Art+ * The Times * The Guardian * The Observer * The Financial Times * BBC * The Sydney Morning Herald * A Globe and Mail Spring 2026 Read * Featured in The American Booksellers Association's Spring 2026...
A spindle splintered
Harrow, Alix E.
Paper Book
USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. "A vivid, subversive and...
Stone blind : a novel
Haynes, Natalie
Paper Book
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 "Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories."--Telegraph (UK) The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns...
This motherless land
May, Nikki
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "A vibrant coming-of-age story." -- Charmaine Wilkerson "I was completely immersed." -- Nita Prose From the acclaimed author of...
Vinegar girl : The taming of the shrew retold
Tyler, Anne
Paper Book
Could the taming of Shakespeare's shrew, Katherina, happen today? Find out in this funny, off-beat version from one of our most beloved novelists. "You can't get around Kate Battista as easily as all that."     Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How...
Wicked : the life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West : a novel
Maguire, Gregory
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony Award-winning hit musical, soon to be a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire's Wicked is established not only...
The witch's heart
Gornichec, Genevieve
Paper Book
Angrboda's story begins where most witch's tales end: with a burning. A punishment from Odin for refusing to give him knowledge of the future, the fire leaves Angrboda injured and powerless, and she flees into a remote forest. There she is found by a man Loki, and her initial distrust grows into a...
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