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Retellings of Fairy Tales, Classic Novels, and Shakespeare

Here is a list of book retellings of famous stories. Stories from fairy tales, classic novels, and Shakespeare plays. Enjoy! 😄😊🎁🎇🎉
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
1
Helen Fielding
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
2
Tomi Adyemi
Cress (Marissa Meyer)
Cress
3
Marissa Meyer
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
4
Michael Cunningham
The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)
The Eyre Affair
5
Jasper Fforde
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
6
Philip Pullman
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
7
Naomi Novik
The Hazel Wood (Melissa Albert)
The Hazel Wood
8
Melissa Albert
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
9
Zadie Smith
Hag-Seed (Margaret Atwood)
Hag-Seed
10
Margaret Atwood
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
11
Jane Smiley
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
12
David Wroblewski
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
13
Madeline Miller
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
14
Katherine Arden
To Kill a Kingdom (Alexandra Christo)
To Kill a Kingdom
15
Alexandra Christo
Jane Steele (Lyndsay Faye)
Jane Steele
16
Lyndsay Faye
Eligible (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Eligible
17
Curtis Sittenfeld
Ophelia (Lisa Klein)
Ophelia
18
Lisa Klein
Pride (Ibi Zoboi)
Pride
19
Ibi Zoboi
Vinegar Girl (Anne Tyler)
Vinegar Girl
20
Anne Tyler
Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily
21
Hausfrau (Jill Alexander Essbaum)
Hausfrau
22
Jill Alexander Essbaum
Fool
Fool
23
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
24
Margaret Atwood
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
25
Seth Grahame-Smith
When She Woke (Hillary Jordan)
When She Woke
26
Hillary Jordan
Belzhar (Meg Wolitzer)
Belzhar
27
Meg Wolitzer
The Gap of Time (Jeanette Winterson)
The Gap of Time
28
Jeanette Winterson
Ayesha at Last (Uzma Jalaluddin)
Ayesha at Last
29
Uzma Jalaluddin
Hiddensee (Gregory Maguire)
Hiddensee
30
Gregory Maguire
Unbury Carol (Josh Malerman)
Unbury Carol
31
Josh Malerman
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (Sonali Dev)
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors
32
Sonali Dev
Shylock Is My Name (Howard Jacobson)
Shylock Is My Name
33
Howard Jacobson
The Double Bind
The Double Bind
34
If I'm Being Honest (Emily Wibberley)
If I'm Being Honest
35
Emily Wibberley
Desdemona (Toni Morrison)
Desdemona
36
Toni Morrison
All the Ever Afters (Danielle Teller)
All the Ever Afters
37
Danielle Teller
By the Book (Julia Sonneborn)
By the Book
38
Julia Sonneborn
Meg and Jo (Virginia Kantra)
Meg and Jo
39
Virginia Kantra
I, Iago (Nicole Galland)
I, Iago
40
Nicole Galland
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