Welcome back Bookends to another episode in our Debut Spotlight series, where we shine the light on the freshest new authors and their work. For this episode, we were joined by the wonderful Costanza Casati, author of one of our favourite reads this year, the powerhouse myth retelling- 'Clytemnestra'.
We discuss the importance of keeping these stories alive for future generations, why it was important to Costanza to represent female rage and desire through Clytemnestra and were spoiled by her extensive list of book reccs, which are always welcome here!
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To buy Clytemnestra (what are you waiting for?!) : https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/clytemnestra-the-spellbinding-retelling-of-greek-mythology-s-greatest-heroine-costanza-casati/7153728?ean=9780241554746

You can follow Costanza: https://www.instagram.com/costanzacasati/?hl=en and https://twitter.com/costanzacasati?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Books & Authors mentioned:
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
Fleabag- The Scriptures by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Elif Shafak
Sarah Moss
Madeline Miller
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
Gillian Flynn
River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer
Talking At Night by Claire Daverley
Sally Rooney
One Day by David Nicholls
Dazzling by Chịkọdịlị Emelumadu
Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler

Other mentions (plays):
The Odyssey
Agamemnon by Aeschylus
The Trojan Women by Euripedes

See you next time! Han & Lyd x