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Queering the Classics

100 queer retellings of classics, from antiquity to the 1950s! No more than 3 retellings per original, for the sake of variety. Organized (roughly) by age of the original.
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The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
1
Madeline Miller
Wrath Goddess Sing (Maya Deane)
Wrath Goddess Sing
2
Maya Deane
Variations on an Apple (Yoon Ha Lee)
Variations on an Apple
3
Yoon Ha Lee
Love in the Time of Global Warming (Francesca Lia Block)
Love in the Time of Global Warming
4
Francesca Lia Block
Alcestis (Katharine Beutner)
Alcestis
5
Katharine Beutner
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
6
Vaishnavi Patel
Girl Meets Boy (Ali Smith)
Girl Meets Boy
7
Ali Smith
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love (Lex Croucher)
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love
8
Lex Croucher
Once and Future (Amy Rose Capetta)
Once and Future
9
Amy Rose Capetta
Spear (Nicola Griffith)
Spear
10
Nicola Griffith
Bisclavret (K.L. NOONE)
Bisclavret
11
K.L. NOONE
Robin and Her Misfits (Kelly Ann Jacobson)
Robin and Her Misfits
12
Kelly Ann Jacobson
Travelers Along the Way (Aminah Mae Safi)
Travelers Along the Way
13
Aminah Mae Safi
Greenwode (J Tullos Hennig)
Greenwode
14
J Tullos Hennig
Inferno (Robin Stevenson)
Inferno
15
Robin Stevenson
The Water Outlaws (S. L. Huang)
The Water Outlaws
16
S. L. Huang
By Any Other Name (Natasha West)
By Any Other Name
17
Natasha West
Teach the Torches to Burn (Caleb Roehrig)
Teach the Torches to Burn
18
Caleb Roehrig
Verona Comics (Jennifer Dugan)
Verona Comics
19
Jennifer Dugan
Lady Hotspur (Tessa Gratton)
Lady Hotspur
20
Tessa Gratton
Nothing Happened (Molly Booth)
Nothing Happened
21
Molly Booth
Ben and Beatriz (Katalina Gamarra)
Ben and Beatriz
22
Katalina Gamarra
Take Her Down (Lauren Emily Whalen)
Take Her Down
23
Lauren Emily Whalen
The King of Infinite Space (Lyndsay Faye)
The King of Infinite Space
24
Lyndsay Faye
The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
The Raven Tower
25
Ann Leckie
The Death I Gave Him (Em X. Liu)
The Death I Gave Him
26
Em X. Liu
The Princess Deception (Nell Stark)
The Princess Deception
27
Nell Stark
Twelfth Grade Night (Molly Horton Booth)
Twelfth Grade Night
28
Molly Horton Booth
The Last True Poets of the Sea (Julia Drake)
The Last True Poets of the Sea
29
Julia Drake
As I Descended (Robin Talley)
As I Descended
30
Robin Talley
The Gap of Time (Jeanette Winterson)
The Gap of Time
31
Jeanette Winterson
Two Winters (Lauren Emily Whalen)
Two Winters
32
Lauren Emily Whalen
In the Palm (Elna Holst)
In the Palm
33
Elna Holst
The One Hundred Nights of Hero: A Graphic Novel (Isabel Greenberg)
The One Hundred Nights of Hero: A Graphic Novel
34
Isabel Greenberg
The Alchemy of Moonlight (David Ferraro)
The Alchemy of Moonlight
35
David Ferraro
The California Dashwoods (Lisa Henry)
The California Dashwoods
36
Lisa Henry
Miranda in Milan (Katharine Duckett)
Miranda in Milan
37
Katharine Duckett
Gale (Lyssa Chiavari)
Gale
38
Lyssa Chiavari
Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking: A Novel (Aoibheann Sweeny)
Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking: A Novel
39
Aoibheann Sweeny
Written in the Stars (Alexandria Bellefleur)
Written in the Stars
40
Alexandria Bellefleur
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