Boston Book Festival

What’s the magic that makes a story worth coming back to over and over again? And what sparks a writer to consider turning a classic into something fresh and bold? Come meet three authors who take inspiration from ancient myths, the middle ages, and the not-so-long ago English countryside to spin radically contemporary tales. Anne Camlin’s Mismatched, takes the drama, romance, and matchmaking of Jane Austen’s Emma and brings it into the social media age with Instagram influencer Evan Horowitz. Award winning author Sajni Patel fuses Medusa with Indian mythology in A Drop of Venom. With A Tale of Two Knights, James Persichetti rounds out the panel with a Queer graphic novel retelling of Arthurian legends, and the twists that happen at the Round Table! Join the conversation to learn what inspired these authors to revisit old stories, and create new adventures. Simmons University Professor Amy Pattee moderates.