Emily Hauser

Dr Emily Hauser is an award-winning ancient historian and author of Mythica: The Bestselling Story of the Real Women of the Iliad and the Odyssey (Penguin Random House 2025). She studied Classics at Cambridge with Mary Beard, where she took a double first with distinction and won the prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for Classical Proficiency. She is also the author of the acclaimed ‘Golden Apple’ trilogy of novels retelling the stories of the women of Greek myth.

Her writing has been featured on several BBC Radio shows including BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, Times Radio, The Guardian and the Independent; she has appeared on podcasts including History Hit: The Ancients and Let’s Talk About Myths Baby. Emily’s books have been published and translated across the world, listed among Waterstones’ Best New Releases of 2025 and selected as Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year.

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