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Five Thorny Retellings That Offer a Twist on “Beauty and the Beast”

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Illustration: Beauty sits on a chair at a dining table while the Beast sits beside her on the floor
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Five Thorny Retellings That Offer a Twist on “Beauty and the Beast”

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Illustration from "Beauty and the Beast"
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Six Enchanting Retellings of “Beauty and the Beast”

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Illustration of a man and woman huddled together in a small boat among the waves
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How to Fight a Fairy Tale: Retellings in the Age of Romantasy

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Illustration of three fairies sitting on a tree branch with a rabbit and a squirrel; the central fairy holds a book of Fairy Tales
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Retelling Classic Fairy Tales: Seven Must-Read Collections and Anthologies

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Illustration depicting Little Red Riding Hood encountering the wolf
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Frank Herbert, Dune

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