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Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

Frogs, Foxes, and Folklore: Gina Chung on Drawing Inspiration from Korean Folktales

The Author of “Green Frog” on the Folkloric Figures Who Helped Her Write a Story Collection

By Gina Chung | March 13, 2024

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Diana Helmuth Recommends Margot Adler, Lorraine Monteagut, Starhawk, and More

By Diana Helmuth | October 31, 2023

Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

Enduring Epics: Emily Wilson and Madeline Miller on Breathing New Life Into Ancient Classics

The Author of Circe Talks to the Translator of The Iliad

By Emily Wilson | September 26, 2023

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

Lucy Jago on the Creative Motivations Behind A Net for Small Fishes

By Lucy Jago | November 16, 2021

A Spooky, Witchy Reading List to Kick off Scary Season

A Spooky, Witchy Reading List to Kick off Scary Season

Fire Lyte Recommends the Classics in Magic and Covens and Spells

By Fire Lyte | October 1, 2021

How Ancient Tales Became a Rallying Cry for Modern Women

How Ancient Tales Became a Rallying Cry for Modern Women

Phoebe Wynne on Remaking the Classics

By Phoebe Wynne | May 20, 2021

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By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | December 7, 2020

"Circe"

By Lit Hub Excerpts | August 20, 2020

Cree LeFavour on the Pleasures of the Limitless Reread

By Cree LeFavour | August 12, 2020

Should We Still Care About Greek Mythology?

Should We Still Care About Greek Mythology?

Julia, Rider, and Tod Discuss Madeline Miller's Circe
on Literary Disco

By Literary Disco | January 14, 2020

All my libations must have worked, because a <em>Circe</em> series is coming to HBO Max.

All my libations must have worked, because a Circe series is coming to HBO Max.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 31, 2019

On a New Generation of Villainous Women, From Witches to Wicked Stepmothers

On a New Generation of Villainous Women, From Witches to Wicked Stepmothers

How Contemporary Writers Are Reframing Narratives Around Female Characters

By Alexis Gunderson | May 16, 2019

Lit Hub Recommends: <em>Underland</em>, Rachel Ingalls, <em>The Magicians</em>, and More

Lit Hub Recommends: Underland, Rachel Ingalls, The Magicians, and More

Also, Lisa Kudrow from 1997.

By Literary Hub | March 15, 2019

The Ultimate Best Books of 2018 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2018 List

AKA the Nerdiest Popularity Contest of All Time

By Emily Temple | December 29, 2018

Madeline Miller on Women's Work, Translation, and Gender in <em>The Odyssey</em>

Madeline Miller on Women's Work, Translation, and Gender in The Odyssey

With Whitney Terrell And V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Literary Hub | November 29, 2018

Restoring Power to the Women of Ancient Myth

Restoring Power to the Women of Ancient Myth

Madeline Miller on Being a Female Classicist

By Madeline Miller | April 11, 2018