A Myth or Fable (Original or Retold)

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Updated April 16, 2025
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A song to drown rivers
Liang, Ann
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK An October 2024 Indie Next Pick * An October 2024 LibraryReads Pick Order now and receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED...
Kaikeyi : a novel
Patel, Vaishnavi
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "MYTHIC RETELLING AT ITS BEST." (R. F. Kuang, author of Yellowface) * A 2023 IGNYTE AWARD FINALIST * A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK "With a graceful, measured elegance" (New York Times), this...
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 with a fresh and stunningly...
The song of Achilles
Miller, Madeline.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller "At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down." --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the...
Norse mythology : the illustrated edition
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
Introducing an instant classic--master storytellerNeil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of thegreat Norse myths. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a...
Love in color : mythical tales from around the world, retold
Babalola, Bolu
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "Love stories by and about marginalized women . . . The heroines are strong and sure . . . Babalola's writing shines." -- New York Times Book Review "Absolutely intoxicating." -- Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal...
Aladdin : a new translation
Seale, Yasmine
Paper Book
Long defined by popular film adaptations that have reductively portrayed Aladdin as a simplistic rags-to-riches story for children, this work of dazzling imagination--and occasionally dark themes--finally comes to vibrant new life. "In the capital of one of China's vast and wealthy kingdoms,"...
Metamorphoses
Ovid
Paper Book
"A version that has been long awaited, and likely to become the new standard." --Michael Dirda, Washington Post Ovid's epic poem--whose theme of change has resonated throughout the ages--is one of the most important texts of Western imagination, an inspiration from Dante's...

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