Upcoming events.
Feminist retellings panel at Waterstones Piccadilly
Join us for a fantastic evening, delving into the world of feminist retellings within fiction, with Nikki Marmery, Laura Shepperson and Phoenicia Rogerson.
https://www.waterstones.com/events/feminist-retellings-panel-at-waterstones-piccadilly/london-piccadilly
Rosie Hewlett & Phoenicia Rogerson in Conversation
All of our historical fiction and mythology fans will be thrilled to hear that we have Rosie Hewlett and Phoenicia Rogerson joining us to talk all about their books, Medea and Herc!
Medea is a breathtaking tale of loyalty, persecution and betrayal, this mesmeric retelling of Medea from the author of Medusa breathes fresh life into Greek mythology's perhaps darkest heroine.
Herc is a wildly entertaining retelling of the Hercules myth presents the titular Greek hero in a wholly new light as it’s time for his friends, enemies, wives, lovers, rivals and victims to give their side of the story.
These two wonderful authors are sure to have some fascinating insights into this genre and we can't wait to hear what they have to say!
Join us on the 4th of April at 6:30pm for this event!
Stories We Retell: Myth & Legend in Three Novels (Online)
Authors Kate Heartfield, S. L. Huang, and Phoenicia Rogerson join us to discuss their new novels, retelling classic Norse, Chinese, and Greco-Roman tales.
Kate Heartfield's The Valkyrie is a lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics, introducing us to Brynhild, a Valkyrie in exile; Gudrun, a princess of Burgundy and prize for an invading king; and Sigurd, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon. As the legends tell, these names are destined to be rivals, fated as enemies. But in the world of Midgard, legends can be lies.
Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's The Water Outlaws are bandits of devastating ruthlessness, unseemly femininity, dangerous philosophies, and ungovernable gender who are ready to make history - or tear it apart. Disgraced and on the run, Lin Chong is recruited by the Bandits of Liangshan, mountain outlaws on the margins of society who proclaim a belief in justice - for women, for the downtrodden, for progressive thinkers a corrupt Empire would imprison or destroy.
Phoenicia Rogerson's Herc is a queer, revisionist retelling of the myth of Hercules which gives voice to silenced characters. Told with humor and heart, this is not the story of Hercules, but the story of everyone else - his friends, his enemies, his wives, his children, his lovers, his rivals, his gods, and his victim.
Kate Heartfield, S. L. Huang, and Phoenicia Rogerson speak about their new novels and what it means to reconsider, reimagine, and retell some of history's most beloved myths and legends.
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Waterstones Liverpool
Join us for a wonderful evening with debut author Phoenicia Rogerson as we hear all about her enthralling new queer, feminist retelling of Greece's greatest hero, Hercules. The evening will be in conversation with bestselling author, Jennifer Saint.