A Bank Street Best Book of the Year "From comedy to tragedy to sonnet, from texts to storms to prom, this collection is a knockout." -- BuzzFeed.com "Thoughtfully curated, this sumptuous anthology reframes Shakespeare''s work, linking themes to contemporary concerns while bringing a critical eye to the originals'' cultural assumptions. With its range of narrative styles and diverse protagonists, this collection offers much to savor." -- Publishers Weekly " That Way Madness Lies is a must-read for theater kids ready to consider their favorite comedies and tragedies in a new way, as well as Shakespeare skeptics." -- Booklist "The stories stand capably on their own merits but will be enriched by familiarity with--or better yet, reading alongside--Shakespeare''s original plays and sonnets. Budding writers may even be inspired to put their own spins on the Bard of Avon''s timeless tales." -- BookPage "Queer and diverse, this Shakespeare anthology takes 15 of the Bard''s most iconic works and builds an eclectic collection that successfully subverts the original white heteronormative canon.
Built-in curriculum potential and excellent representation mean school libraries in particular will find this anthology a worthy purchase." -- School Library Journal "Ranging from grim and gritty to starry-eyed and futuristic, these 15 stories retell the Bard''s works as they''ve rarely been presented before. A radical reimagining and avant-garde interpretation of Shakespeare." -- Kirkus Reviews " That Way Madness Lies is a stunning collection of laughs, heartbreak, and beauty. The authors and the source material shine in this book." -- PaperbackParis.com " That Way Madness Lies is a spectacular, spell-binding Shakespearean collection that you will fall deeply in love with.Each tale is a gem in the glittering crown of this anthology, which is one of the best anthologies I''ve ever read.
" -- TheNerdDaily.com Praise for HIS HIDEOUS HEART "Adler''s anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe''s do. If you haven''t read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique." -- The New York Times Book Review "Presenting 13 reinterpretations of Poe''s works alongside the originals, this enticing anthology offers an accessible, multifaceted reading experience for fans old and new." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A genre-bending collection of 13 twists on Edgar Allan Poe''s works does Poe proud with this creepy and atmospheric set of stories inspired by a handful of his most well-known works. Diversity in race, gender identity, and sexuality is well-represented. Poe''s ghost happily haunts this fresh, delightfully dark collection." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "While we love Edgar Allan Poe--the original sadboi and Halloween''s unofficial literary mascot--we have to admit that his 150-year-old stories could use a 2019-worthy glow-up.
The YA story collection His Hideous Heart takes that challenge and runs with it. Each of the anthology''s contributors revamp or totally reinvent 13 of Poe''s best-known stories and poems, imbuing most of them with a much-needed dose of feminism, LGBTQ representation, and racial diversity." -- HelloGiggles.com is Shakespeare anthology takes 15 of the Bard''s most iconic works and builds an eclectic collection that successfully subverts the original white heteronormative canon. Built-in curriculum potential and excellent representation mean school libraries in particular will find this anthology a worthy purchase." -- School Library Journal "Ranging from grim and gritty to starry-eyed and futuristic, these 15 stories retell the Bard''s works as they''ve rarely been presented before. A radical reimagining and avant-garde interpretation of Shakespeare." -- Kirkus Reviews " That Way Madness Lies is a stunning collection of laughs, heartbreak, and beauty.
The authors and the source material shine in this book." -- PaperbackParis.com " That Way Madness Lies is a spectacular, spell-binding Shakespearean collection that you will fall deeply in love with.Each tale is a gem in the glittering crown of this anthology, which is one of the best anthologies I''ve ever read." -- TheNerdDaily.com Praise for HIS HIDEOUS HEART "Adler''s anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe''s do. If you haven''t read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique." -- The New York Times Book Review "Presenting 13 reinterpretations of Poe''s works alongside the originals, this enticing anthology offers an accessible, multifaceted reading experience for fans old and new.
" -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A genre-bending collection of 13 twists on Edgar Allan Poe''s works does Poe proud with this creepy and atmospheric set of stories inspired by a handful of his most well-known works. Diversity in race, gender identity, and sexuality is well-represented. Poe''s ghost happily haunts this fresh, delightfully dark collection." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "While we love Edgar Allan Poe--the original sadboi and Halloween''s unofficial literary mascot--we have to admit that his 150-year-old stories could use a 2019-worthy glow-up. The YA story collection His Hideous Heart takes that challenge and runs with it. Each of the anthology''s contributors revamp or totally reinvent 13 of Poe''s best-known stories and poems, imbuing most of them with a much-needed dose of feminism, LGBTQ representation, and racial diversity." -- HelloGiggles.com read.
" -- TheNerdDaily.com Praise for HIS HIDEOUS HEART "Adler''s anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe''s do. If you haven''t read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique." -- The New York Times Book Review "Presenting 13 reinterpretations of Poe''s works alongside the originals, this enticing anthology offers an accessible, multifaceted reading experience for fans old and new." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A genre-bending collection of 13 twists on Edgar Allan Poe''s works does Poe proud with this creepy and atmospheric set of stories inspired by a handful of his most well-known works. Diversity in race, gender identity, and sexuality is well-represented. Poe''s ghost happily haunts this fresh, delightfully dark collection." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "While we love Edgar Allan Poe--the original sadboi and Halloween''s unofficial literary mascot--we have to admit that his 150-year-old stories could use a 2019-worthy glow-up.
The YA story collection His Hideous Heart takes that challenge and runs with it. Each of the anthology''s contributors revamp or totally reinvent 13 of Poe''s best-known stories and poems, imbuing most of them with a much-needed dose of feminism, LGBTQ representation, and racial diversity." -- HelloGiggles.com w "While we love Edgar Allan Poe--the original sadboi and Halloween''s unofficial literary mascot--we have to admit that his 150-year-old stories could use a 2019-worthy glow-up. The YA story collection His Hideous Heart takes that challenge and runs with it. Each of the anthology''s contributors revamp or totally reinvent 13 of Poe''s best-known stories and poems, imbuing most of them with a much-needed dose of feminism, LGBTQ representation, and racial diversity." -- HelloGiggles.com is Shakespeare anthology takes 15 of the Bard''s most iconic works and builds an eclectic collection that successfully subverts the original white heteronormative canon.
Built-in curriculum potential and excellent representation mean school libraries in particular will find this anthology a worthy purchase." -- School Library Journal "Ranging from grim and gritty to starry-eyed and futuristic, these 15 stories retell the Bard''s works as they''ve rarely been presented before. A radical reimagining and avant-garde interpretation of Shakespeare." -- Kirkus Reviews " That Way Madness Lies is a stunning collection of laughs, heartbreak, and beauty. The authors and the source material shine in this book." -- PaperbackParis.com " That Way Madness Lies is a spectacular, spell-binding Shakespearean collection that you will fall deeply in love with.Each tale is a gem in the glittering crown of this anthology, which is one of the best anthologies I''ve ever read.
" -- TheNerdDaily.com Praise for HIS HIDEOUS HEART "Adler''s anthology brims over with fierce delight and uncanny invention; the stories here vary in their effect nearly as much as Poe''s do. If you haven''t read Poe before, His Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute and a loving critique." -- The New York Times Book Review "Presenting 13 reinterpretations of Poe''s works alongside the originals, this enticing anthology offers.