8 Books Reimagining the Monstrous Women of Mythology and History

In the first drafts of my debut novel Medusa, I was consumed by the idea of what it meant to be a monster in a story you didn’t control. Medusa is one of the most recognizable monsters of Greek mythology, with the writhing mass of snakes for hair and the turning people to stone with […] The post 8 Books Reimagining the Monstrous Women of Mythology and History appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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