Emily Hauser is an award-winning ancient historian and bestselling author, and world-leading voice in rediscovering the women of Greek myth. Having studied at Harvard, Yale and Cambridge (where she won the prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for Classical Proficiency), she is the author of acclaimed novels rewriting Greek mythical women, including For the Most Beautiful, as well as a number of academic works.
Her books have been published and translated across the world, listed among the “28 Best Books for Summer” in The Telegraph and shortlisted for the Seminary Co-Op’s Best Books of 2023. She has appeared on several BBC Radio shows including BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, Times Radio, ABC Radio (Australia) and has been featured in The Guardian alongside Colm Tóibín and Natalie Haynes. Her latest book, MYTHICA: A New History of Homer’s World, through the Women Written Out Of It, was an instant Times bestseller and is coming to the USA in June 2025 with the title PENELOPE’S BONES.
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