Bookshelfie: Women’s Prize Podcast

S6 Ep20: Bookshelfie: Natalie Haynes


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Author, broadcaster, comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes joins Vick to chat about her love for Greek Mythology and why there’s an appetite for female-focused stories.

Natalie is a Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020 shortlisted author for her novel In A Thousand Ships, which retells the story of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective. Her book Stone Blind tackles the story of Medusa through a feminist lens, and her latest book, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth is a female-centred look at Olympus and the Furies. She is a  self-declared “classics nerd” who has made her career reinventing Greek myths for a modern audience through her books, stand-up, radio and television.  


Natalie’s book choices are:
** The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper
** The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
**  A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
** If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Anne Carson
** The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa  


Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season six of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women’s Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women.

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This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

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