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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 13h

Ah, the illusion of plenty! Who doesn’t want to reach for food, only to discover it is mosaic food?

Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In honour of the Irresistible Monsters tour announced yesterday, let’s take a moment to admire this unbelievably ornate Siren! Top notch monster.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Audible listeners! No Friend to This House is on offer for £4.99. Meet Medea, victim of the original witch hunt… A Best Book of the Year from The Observer A Marie Claire Best Book of 2026 'An illuminating and often thrilling work of feminist reclamation' – The Guardian

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NickPheas @nickpheas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No Friend to This House by @nataliehaynes.bsky.social is £4.99. Medea retelling. The hardcover is on my wife's bedside table, everything I've read by Natalie has been great. unless you're a big fan of Perseus that is. www.audible.co.uk/pd/No-Friend...

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No Friend to This House

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. No Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea, written and read by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natali...

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another in our continuing series of ancient art where children are proportioned like mini adults and give us the creeps. Would you let that pseudo-child anywhere near your feet? No, because you would look down to discover you had nine toes on each foot. (Info card below)

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Edith Hall @edithmayhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ladies plotting to reunify the Parthenon sculptures last night at a Greek restaurant, hosted by the legendary Marlen Godwin. With Nat Haynes and Janet Suzman. Our cause will prevail! @

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Day 2 of special edition signing, and we’ve got a spooky biscuit accomplice 💀

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Custom cocktails at every gig from now on, please🏺 I had a fantastic time at Camden School for Girls; thanks to everyone who came to help save classical Greek teaching there. And an enormous thank you to one-woman-bookselling-superhero Pauline 💪📚💖🦹 Donation link in my bio if you’d like to help too!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m off to gig at Camden School for Girls! We’re fundraising to help save Ancient Greek there - they’re an amazing example of classical education in the state sector. If you’d like to help, I’ll put the donation link below (and in my bio). And look - a good omen! 💛

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Time to start signing these gorgeous endpages for the special edition! Look at those beautiful CLAWS!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And today, pick your Roman bed decoration: ornately accusatory (left), starkly melancholy (right)

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pick your spirit bird for today - toxic superiority (top left), or sneaky destruction (bottom right)

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The other week I rudely gatecrashed Audrey’s tour at Princeton Art Museum to talk about this incredible Medea vase. I would normally have better manners (honestly), but she asked if anyone knew anything about Greek myth and I couldn’t resist going over to talk to her guests about this pot.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here is a lovely Medusa by reader Jules - look at the personalities in those snakes! ❤️🐍

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Aw, thank you to Alex, James and listener Andrew for the shout out on Newscast! I hope my Iliad-in-28-minutes helps 💪 Listen to Newscast on BBC Sounds! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Newscast - Is The State Pension Unaffordable? - BBC Sounds

The state pension is set to rise by 3.9%, is the triple lock affordable and fair?

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Shout out to the incredible ΣΕΖΟΝ Γυναίκες who are performing Stone Blind at Cyprus Museum in October!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hey, boring guy! Nike likes you! Make more of an effort!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Apollo vs Heracles: who will win the tripod? Why does Heracles look like he’s holding a giant pair of scissors?

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You can pre-order the special edition of Irresistible Monsters from @chepstowbooks.bsky.social! The endpapers even match the shop 💙 They’ve been an independent bookshop since 1995. 📘 chepstowbooks.co.uk/products/irr...

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Don’t want to make you feel bad about your jewellery, but where is your snooty lion and winged genie combo? (Info card below)

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Choose your favourite amulet or otherwise lucky stone animal!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Difficult day at work? At least you are not being eaten by a hippocampus (so far)

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Strong Message Here returns this week! On BBC Sounds Wednesday night, BBC Radio 4 at 9:45 on Thursday. A lot’s happened over the summer!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I had the best time in a beautiful venue at Gloucester History Festival yesterday! Thank you all for coming, and for queuing so patiently to have your books signed 💙📚

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Gwyn Rhys Davies @gwynrhysdavies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thanks to my undercover reporting, I can reveal that Strong Message Here returns this week! @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @nataliehaynes.bsky.social to discuss what we missed over the summer On BBC Sounds Wednesday night, Radio 4 at 9:45 on thursday

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Maybe you don’t need to read more, maybe you need to read better. This brilliant book by Prof Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is out in paperback now, and it could change your life! Oxford folks can join us at Daunts Summertown on Nov 20 - tickets linked below 🎟️

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I heard it's the season of the witch already... An ancient tragedy voiced anew in No Friend to This House. Meet the victim of the first witch hunt.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Want to look like a giant? Stand next to a ballerina! Here’s me with the incredible Tamara Rojo, before the Mere Mortals pre-show talk last night. It’s a remarkable ballet, and your last chance to see it at Sadler's Wells is tonight!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Supporting independent shops this weekend? The beautiful indie exclusive edition of Irresistible Monsters is available to pre-order now - if you dare… 🪶 (Signed, plus those sprayed edges!) Order online via link in my bio, or ask your local indie bookshop.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hmm, I see modern retellings of myths have been going on for a while… (this strip from Dec 4, 1987)

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

HAPPY ONE YEAR, NO FRIEND TO THIS HOUSE! 🎂🗡️🐏 I waited years to write this book, and I’d like to thank all of you who have read and responded to it so wonderfully since publication, on both sides of the Atlantic 💚

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It has been such a thrill to see Mere Mortals again at Sadlers Wells this week - it blew me away in San Francisco in 2024, and it is just as extraordinary now. I’m giving a talk before the show tonight, which is free to ticket holders. So please do come along if -

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I can’t believe it’s the end of series 12 already! Thank you all so much for listening - it is so lovely to see you enjoying it. And thank you to my magnificent guests and brilliant, patient Beth for making it all so much fun.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is anniversary eve for No Friend to This House (happy birthday, book!), and I didn’t know when I recorded this episode at Hay Festival back in May that it would be the series finale. We never decide the order till we’ve banked them all because I’m superstitious that they’ll be a disaster if

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A powerful retelling of Oedipus and Antigone that casts fresh light on the women the myths overlooked. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes. 99p on Kindle for a limited time only.

An image of the book The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much to Jo and the delightful members of the Good Housekeeping VIP Book Club! What a lovely evening 🥰🗡️

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

☔️ First gig of September! Off to talk to the Good Housekeeping VIP Book Club about No Friend to This House. Female rage o’clock…

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"History is argument. It's not facts." Hallie Rubenhold wisdom, in a bonus clip from our Radio Theatre recording. Decide your verdict on an ancient trial: the Roman True Crime episode of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics is streaming now on BBC Sounds.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

‼️ Last few tickets remaining for my event at Gloucester History Festival this weekend! Link in my bio, or go to the Gloucester History Festival website.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week, our series 12 finale, recorded live at Hay Festival! I'll be standing up for Euripides' Medea, the sorceress who enacted the ultimate revenge on the husband who betrayed her. BBC Radio 4, Thursday at 9am. Catch up on the rest of S12 on BBC Sounds.

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Choose your favourite golden animal, starting… now!

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