I seem to be noticing that quite a few new books are being presented as retellings. I don’t know if I’m getting a skewed sense of what’s coming out, but is anyone else noticing all these reboots?

Is it because it’s just easier to piggyback and not bother taking a leap of their own? If that’s the case then why are you so scared? I mean how much seemingly original/innovated content is there being published and how much is being overlooked?