Whether you’re looking for a companion read to Chrisopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey or filling in the Myth & Legend square on your Book Bingo card, this curated selection of recommendations has something for everyone.
Dan Jones’ Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: a Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages
Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths, and legends–through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from and celebrate.
Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, Ann Liang’s A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance.
Harmonia Rosales retells the African myths she has long treasured in Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic, crafting an enthralling epic that spans from the birth of the universe to the modern world of colonialism and resistance.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s action-packed Certain Dark Things brings myths from multiple cultures into focus as different, coexisting types of vampires get tangled up in the drug wars of near-future Mexico, setting the stage for a bloody and engrossing story of rival families.
Check out the Book Bingo NW 2026: Myth & Legend list for more titles!
For more ideas for books to meet your Summer Book Bingo challenge, follow our Shelf Talk BookBingoNW2026 series or check the hashtag #BookBingoNW2026 on social media. Book Bingo is presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures and the King County Library System.
~posted by Liz W.
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