Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner of the London Hellenic Prize later this month!

Tony Molho's Courage and Compassion: A Jewish Boyhood in German-Occupied Greece, published by Berghahn Books. @berghahnbooks.bsky.social

Edith Hall's Facing Down the Furies:
Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me, published by Yale University Press. @edithmayhall.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social

Sasha Dugdale's The Strongbox, published by Carcanet. @sashadugdale.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social

Alex Christofi's Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus, published by Bloomsbury. @christofi.bsky.social @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Christopher Childers' The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse, published by Penguin. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

We have a shortlist for this year's LHP! Five exceptional works, each a must-read in its own right. If you're interested in all things Hellenic- the language, literature, or the history- these should hit your 'to read' list asap (unless they're already on it!). Here they are:

Today in Oxford for an event on Aeschylus' Agamemnon partly ro launch my commentary, marking 20th anniversary of the
Archive of Performances conference volume Agamemnon in Performance (free to download on my website
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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Third Online Athens-Edinburgh Byzantine Book Festival (30-31 May 2025).

This is an exciting opportunity for authors to share recently published books on on any area of #LateAntique and #ByzantineStudies (AD ca.300–ca.1500)!

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'It’s all Greek: why theatreland is turning to the classics'

New book arrived. We must save the planet, comrades; Homer can help us a little. Thanks to Tim Whitmarsh for telling me to pay attention to the gods, Katrina Kelly for the title, @rickypo.bsky.social for tree-hugging with me and Heather Gold @yalepress.bsky.social for believing in the project

‘I am improving immensely in water transactions...& at cricket dare look at the ball without shutting mine eyes' – Henry Liddell, co-compiler of the Greek-English lexicon, was no sportsman, but boy did he live an interesting life. My review for
@thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...

We're nearing 100 candidates for the 2024 LHP, and there are still about seven weeks left to find even more... Always open to hearing about exciting new Eng-lang works/translations with Hellenic/Byzantine themes - send us your favourites and get them on our list!

The London Hellenic Prize. Have you written, read or published a new book about, or inspired by, Greece and in or translated into English? Eligibility includes fiction, non-fiction, poetry or an accessible academic work. @lhellenicprize.bsky.social‬
Submission of 2024 titles runs to February 7th.

We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel.✨

Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, @chrispower.bsky.social and Kiley Reid.

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When you do, please let us know- and in the meantime always keen to hear about eligible books!

We created a "Reception of Antiquity" starter pack. Please share to made it known, and comment if you think you should be added in it! 🏺🏛️🔥 #AncientBlueSky #Antiquity #ClassicalReception #ReceptionOfAntiquity
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Yes! And thanks for the repost!

We'd love to be added- always on the look out for publications influenced by Hellenic/Byzantine culture that might be candidates for the prize, and hope this way we might reach more eligible authors!

So if you're an author, publisher, or book-lover, and you have a book that fits the bill, get in touch and help us find next year's LHP winner! Our deadline is 7th February 2025, and details of the submissions process can be found on our website:

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Hello to all our new followers on here, and thanks for the welcome! We are currently accepting submissions for 2024 publications of original works written in (or translated into) English on subjects relating to or inspired by Hellenic civilization, culture, history or literature. (1/2)