Madeline Miller

1 month ago | fivebooks.com | Colm Toibin |Madeline Miller |John Gardner |T White

What is the appeal of mythological retellings, as a reader and as a writer? For both a reader and a writer, the plot is not the point. We know that Iphigenia is going to be sacrificed; we know that the Greeks are going to win the war in Troy; we know that Clytemnestra is going to kill Agamemnon. So the point, and the reason these stories have survived, is that these are modern retellings. These are modern interpretations. Obviously, our age has different interests than previous ages.

2 months ago | thetimes.gr | Natalie Haynes |Madeline Miller

Recently, more and more foreign authors have been turning to ancient Greece to get inspiration for their novels. Contemporary writers, mainly British and American, draw on Greek mythology to add depth to their stories. And who can blame them? With its beautiful ancient setting and rich mythological and religious themes, ancient Greece makes for an ideal backdrop to a novel.

Dec 9, 2024 | krdo.com | Madeline Miller |Danielle Saitta |Erika Craven

By Madeline Miller , Danielle Saitta , Erika CravenClick here for updates on this story    SUFFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — A church leader in Suffolk says he tackled a man who fired a gun inside his church. That man is in now in custody following the incident at The Divine Church of Deliverance and Transformation Holiness Sunday afternoon, police said. “Everything was going lovely,” said Chief Apostle Brian E. Outlaw, Sr. D.D. of the Divine Church of Deliverance and Transformation Holiness.

Dec 9, 2024 | ktvz.com | Madeline Miller |Danielle Saitta |Erika Craven

By Madeline Miller , Danielle Saitta , Erika CravenClick here for updates on this story    SUFFOLK, Virginia (WTKR) — A church leader in Suffolk says he tackled a man who fired a gun inside his church. That man is in now in custody following the incident at The Divine Church of Deliverance and Transformation Holiness Sunday afternoon, police said. “Everything was going lovely,” said Chief Apostle Brian E. Outlaw, Sr. D.D. of the Divine Church of Deliverance and Transformation Holiness.

Dec 9, 2024 | wtkr.com | Madeline Miller

NORFOLK, Va. — A woman who's accused of murdering her 81-year-old mother at a Norfolk senior living facility and her son who allegedly helped her will be in court Monday for their preliminary hearings.