Fave Five: Shakesqueer

In honor of That Way Madness Lies: XV of Shakespeare’s Most Notable Works Reimagined (edited by me) releasing tomorrow and containing queer adaptations of Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Much Ado About Nothing, and more, here are some more queer Shakespeare adaptations to check out:

Requiem of the Rose King by Aya Kanno (manga, Richard III)

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake (Contemporary f/f YA, Twelfth Night)

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (Contemporary m/f YA, Romeo & Juliet)

Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton (Adult Fantasy, Henry IV)

Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett (Adult Fantasy, The Tempest)

Bonus: Coming up on August 10th, grab The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsey Fay (Adult Contemporary, Hamlet)!

Double Bonus: I’ve mentioned it 8 bajillion times, but there are also of course As I Descended by Robin Talley (Paranormal f/f and m/m YA, Macbeth) and Nothing Happened by Molly Booth (Contemporary YA, Much Ado About Nothing)