Diverse Shakespeare Reimaginings (60 books)

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Shakespeare retellings and reimaginings centering marginalized identities (LGBTQ+, BIPOC, disabled, Jewish, Muslim, etc.). If you add books to this list, consider adding their rep in the description! (You can see descriptions by clicking on the number of votes for each book.)

They don't need to be direct retellings of the story, but anything that clearly recontextualizes the original source text into a new narrative.

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1	The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 2,514 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 23,167 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake 3.90 avg rating — 10,274 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 3,158 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Stars Undying (Empire Without End, #1) by Emery Robin (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 1,323 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly 3.86 avg rating — 1,185 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	That Way Madness Lies by Dahlia Adler (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.43 avg rating — 1,453 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	As I Descended by Robin Talley (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 3,767 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Rose by Any Other Name by Mary McMyne (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 428 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 17,665 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	No Holds Bard: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction inspired by the works of William Shakespeare by Julie Bozza (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) by Chloe Gong (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 171,472 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 1,277 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 12,694 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Lillah Lawson (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 2,436 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Rooks and Romanticide by J.I. Radke 3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 4,013 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 4,103 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills 4.11 avg rating — 15,900 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,061 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #2) by Nisha Sharma (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,643 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3) by Nisha Sharma (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 6,375 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Benvolio & Mercutio Turn Back Time by Elle Beaumont (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Quality of Mercy by Faye Kellerman 3.74 avg rating — 1,500 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Bad Blood (Kate Shugak, #20) by Dana Stabenow (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 4,397 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Antique Roman by Syd Neben 3.68 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 427,017 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 12,798 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Smile and Be a Villain (Goodnight Sweet Prince, #1) by Yves Donlon (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	All's Well by Mona Awad (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 37,439 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Two Winters by Lauren Emily Whalen (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	No Holds Bard Vol. 1 by Eric Gladstone 3.39 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Lady Hotspur (Innis Lear, #2) by Tessa Gratton (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 697 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 5,126 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Henry Henry by Allen Bratton 3.56 avg rating — 3,169 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Bad Graces by Kyrie McCauley (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 1,568 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Private Rites by Julia Armfield 3.58 avg rating — 15,521 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Wander The Night by Sydney Cobb (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Hamlet, Prince of Robots by M. Darusha Wehm (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Self-Portrait as Othello by Jason Allen-Paisant 4.01 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Queens of Innis Lear (Innis Lear, #1) by Tessa Gratton (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 3,847 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Monstrous Little Voices: Five New Stories from Shakespeare's Fantasy World by Jonathan Barnes (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet by Myrlin A. Hermes 3.54 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Doubt The Stars (Shakespeare In Space, #1) by Emily Selleck (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Rest Is Silence by Chii Rempel (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,294 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson 3.68 avg rating — 8,875 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Here Goes Nothing by Emma K. Ohland (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) by Chloe Gong (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 28,876 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Rottenheart by Kat Dunn (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Tragic Volume 1 by Dana Mele (Goodreads Author) 2.87 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Among Other Things, I've Taken Up Smoking by Aoibheann Sweeney 3.43 avg rating — 1,457 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Princess Deception by Nell Stark (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	All Men of Genius by Lev A.C. Rosen (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 1,710 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #1) by Nisha Sharma (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 66,837 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Duodecimal by Max Goosebooks 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Though This Be Madness by Cass Biehn (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Thoughts Be Bloody by Auden Patrick (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars