Hogarth Shakespeare books in order

The Hogarth Shakespeare series reimagines Shakespeare's plays as contemporary novels by leading authors, including Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed (The Tempest).

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Gap of Time 2015 Margaret Atwood Buy
2 Shylock is My Name 2016 Margaret Atwood Buy
3 Vinegar Girl 2016 Margaret Atwood Buy
4 Hag-Seed 2016 Margaret Atwood Buy
5 New Boy 2017 Margaret Atwood Buy
6 Dunbar 2017 Margaret Atwood Buy
7 Macbeth 2018 Margaret Atwood Buy

The Hogarth Shakespeare series is a multi-author project in which contemporary novelists retell Shakespeare’s plays. Margaret Atwood contributed Hag-Seed (2016), a retelling of The Tempest set in a modern-day Canadian prison theater program. Other authors in the series include Howard Jacobson (Shylock is My Name) and Anne Tyler (Vinegar Girl).

The series ran from 2015 to 2018, with each book offering a different author’s interpretation of a Shakespeare play. The books stand alone as contemporary novels while engaging with their source plays.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Hogarth Shakespeare series?

There are seven books in the Hogarth Shakespeare series, published between 2015 and 2018.

What is the first book in the Hogarth Shakespeare series?

The first book in the Hogarth Shakespeare series is The Gap of Time, published in 2015.

Which Shakespeare play did Margaret Atwood retell?

Margaret Atwood retold The Tempest in Hag-Seed (2016). In her version, a theater director ousted from his position stages a production of The Tempest in a prison as a form of revenge.

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