Tag Archives: Fave Five Shakesqueer

Fave Five: Shakesqueer, Part III

For parts I and II, click here.

The Forge & Fracture Saga by Brittany N. Williams (YA Fantasy, Shakespearean London)

Take Her Down by Lauren Emily Whalen (YA, Julius Caesar)

By Any Other Name by Erin Cotter (YA, Shakespearean London)

Lovesick Falls by Julia Drake (YA, As You Like It)

The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf by Isa Arsen (Histfic starring Shakespearen actors)


Fave Five: Shakesqueer, Part II

For part I, click here.

Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig (historical m/m YA Romeo & Juliet)

Twelfth Grade Night by Molly Horton Booth (text), Stephanie Kate Strohm (text), and Jamie Green (art) (contemporary YA fantasy graphic novel Twelfth Night)

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra (pan m/f contemp rom Much Ado About Nothing)

The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu (sci-fi thriller Hamlet)

Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese (pan m/f contemp rom Much Ado About Nothing)

Bonus: The followup to Twelfth Grade Night, King Cheer (contemporary YA graphic novel King Lear), releases in October.

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)