The publisher of Canongate Books came up with an idea that’s being called THE Literary Event of 2005 - at least, that’s what I keep reading. Esteemed literary writers will take classic myths and refashion and recast them. An interesting idea and a huge global undertaking. The series is being launched simultaneously by 31 international publishers. One magazine (I think it was that literary forerunner Elle) described this venture as an attempt to “breathe bright golden light into the world’s classic tales.”

You can read about this project on Canongate’s website or in any magazine since it’s in every damn one. Or, if the classics don’t sound that compelling, you can try the romance version with Donna Kauffman’s refashioning and recasting of fairy tales, such as Sleeping With Beauty. You pick.

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