This reading group will read novels that are retelling and reinterpreting old stories, texts, and archetypes. We will discuss these more contemporary texts in relation to their older source material. Dissecting editorial and structural made by each author, we will talk about the intent of each novel and how it helps us to revisit these old and ancient stories through a new lens. What parts of these stories make them adaptable to new audiences throughout the years? Why do writers keep revisiting these tales? And what can we learn from multiple retellings of the same story? These are a few of the questions that will help guide our conversations.
“Foe” – Rereading “Robinson Crusoe” 
“The Song of Achilles” – Rereading “The Illiad” 
“East of Eden” – Rereading Genesis 
“The Penelopiad” – Rereading Homer’s “Penelope” 
“Till We Have Faces” – Rereading the myth of Cupid & Psyche 
“Home Fire” – Rereading “Antigone” 
“American Gods” – Rereading Norse Mythology and American Culture 
“The Keep” – Rereading Gothic Fiction