Thirteen of YA's most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe's most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.
Dahlia Adler (editor) is an editor of mathematics by day, a book blogger by night, and an author at every spare moment in between. She is the editor of the anthologies His Hideous Heart and That Way Madness Lies, and the author of of the novel Cool for the Summer. She lives in New York with her family and an obscene number of books.
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Kirkus Best Book of the Year
Junior Library Guild Selection
"A superb collection of young adult short stories inspired by Edgar
Allan Poe's work...The volume is divided between the new stories
and Poe's originals, which makes for a delightful reading
experience. 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...And if you haven't read Poe before, His
Hideous Heart works equally well as an introduction, a tribute
and a loving critique. Welcome."
--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...A refreshing assortment of
diverse voices and contemporary themes ensures there's something
for everyone in this delightful compilation."
--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...Strong feminist themes appear throughout,
and genres run the gamut from futuristic to gothic to lots in
between. 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, edited by Dahlia Adler, 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 "In Adler's inclusive anthology, 13 YA
authors honor Edgar Allan Poe's pioneering work in mystery, horror,
and science fiction with retellings that emphasize diverse
characters, settings, and genres. Poe fans new and old will find
stories to appreciate here."
--Booklist "Thirteen authors reshape short stories by Edgar Allan
Poe in a collection that practically pulses with curricular
potential. Both well-known works and lesser-known stories are
reimagined here, and the retellings echo the suspense, wit, and
undeniable sadness that move through the original pieces. Poe's
original short stories are all provided in the second half of the
book, and any fan of the writer will appreciate these modern takes
on the morbid and macabre."
--The Bulletin
"Heartbreaking, thrilling, gruesome, and gorgeous: these stories
will delight longtime Poe fans just as much as readers who haven't
read the classics."
--Beth Revis, author of Give the Dark My Love "Beautiful,
haunting, and wickedly clever, His Hideous Heart digs deep
into the essence of Poe's legendary works and ingeniously
reanimates them for modern readers."
--Cat Winters, author of The Raven's Tale
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