Shakespeare Retellings

Shakespeare's words and stories continue to resonate with readers hundreds of years after his death. They've been read and re-read and adapted and re-written to update the characters and language countless times. These books take their inspiration from The Bard but bring fresh takes and modern language and sensibilities.

Updated January 11, 2024
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Hag-seed : The tempest retold
Atwood, Margaret
Paper Book
** Longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction **Selected as a Book of the Year -- Observer, Sunday Times, Times, Guardian, i magazine 'It's got a thunderstorm in it. And revenge. Definitely revenge.' Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the...
Ten things I hate about the Duke
Chase, Loretta Lynda
Audiobook
These violent delights
Gong, Chloe
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Deliciously dark' NATASHA NGAN 'Heady, smart and vicious' TESSA GRATTON This heart-pounding fantasy romance retelling of Romeo and Juliet is set in jazz-age Singapore and filled with intrigue,...
The porpoise : a novel
Haddon, Mark
Paper Book
'Just downright brilliant... a transcendant, transporting experience' Observer 'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter A newborn baby is the sole survivor of a terrifying plane crash. She is raised in wealthy...
Macbeth
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
Dunbar
St. Aubyn, Edward
Paper Book
Vinegar girl : The taming of the shrew retold
Tyler, Anne
Paper Book

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