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Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’

The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read

The Guardian - UK

Caravaggio’s Medusa: why we need to look the Gorgon in the eye

The image is stark and shocking. A decapitated head, her eyes open, her mouth agape in a silent scream, her hair a nest of still-hissing snakes. Blood pours out from her severed neck. She is not quite alive, but she is not yet dead either.

The Conversation

No Friend to This House by Natalie Haynes review – a thrilling take on the Golden Fleece myth

Medea tells her side of the story in a reimagining of the ancient Greek stories that puts women centre stage

The Guardian - UK

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16 Must-Read Books About Greek Mythology and Other Folklore

All the gods and goddesses you know and love, but with a scandalous or feminist twist.

Marie Claire

The Ultimate Scorpio Gift Guide: Best present ideas for the Scorpio in your life

Presents for those born between October 23 and November 21

Evening Standard

Best books about Greek mythology to learn the classic tales of ancient history

From immortalised classical epics to lesser-known myths

Evening Standard

St Martin-in-the-Fields launches new programme of Monday night talks with Stephen Fry, Natalie Haynes and more

The exciting series of talks will feature distinguished thinkers and writers including Ben Okri and Jeremy Bowen and will drill down into some of the world’s most pressing issues

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Natalie Haynes: ‘I couldn’t stop reading Stephen King - even at the top of the Eiffel Tower’

The author and comedian on drawing comedic inspiration from Juvenal, finding clarity in Homer, and the comic strips she loved as a teenager

The Guardian - UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford and A Stroke Of The Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett.

The Independent UK

Some people just won’t like you, but don’t take it personally: what surviving the fringe taught me about life

Performing at the Edinburgh festival is hugely stressful, but the things I learned there have been useful offstage too, says comedian Natalie Haynes

The Guardian - UK

Louise Minchin says Women’s Prize for Fiction longlist deals with hard truths

The former BBC Breakfast presenter said she feels there is still a ‘huge appetite’ for reading and she is encouraged that her daughter is doing so.

The Independent UK

Maggie O’Farrell and NoViolet Bulawayo make Women’s prize for fiction longlist

Nine debut novels are among the 16 books up for the 2023 award, alongside novels by Natalie Haynes, Sophie Mackintosh and Barbara Kingsolver

The Guardian - UK

‘Big books by blokes about battles’: why we need the Women’s prize for nonfiction

Authors and publishers discuss the gender imbalance in nonfiction writing, and ask whether the newly announced award can redress it

The Guardian - UK

Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley; Marple: Twelve New Stories – review

With a keen historian’s eye, Lucy Worsley pieces together the queen of crime’s life, work and misunderstood episode of mental illness, while Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes and others put a fresh spin on Miss Marple

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‘Feminist icon’ Miss Marple returns in 12 new authorised mystery stories

Agatha Christie’s detective faces a dozen fresh cases in newly commissioned work by authors including Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse and Natalie Haynes

The Guardian - UK

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes review – why Medusa is no monster

The gods are silly and spiteful, and hero Perseus an idiot boy in this brilliantly funny take on Greek myth

The Guardian - UK

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes review – a gripping Gorgon retelling

The writer and classicist’s rollicking fourth novel, a reframing of the myth of Perseus and Medusa, questions our perception of the monsters and the heroes

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