Madeline Miller’s bestselling, critically acclaimed second novel Circe-about the goddess Circe-has been called “spellbinding” ( O Magazine), “vivid, transporting” ( Entertainment Weekly), “an epic page turner” ( Christian Science Monitor), and “a romp, an airy delight, a novel to be gobbled greedily in a single sitting” ( Guardian). If you'd like a signed and personalized copy of one of Madeline Miller's books follow this link to the wonderful Main Point Books.“Think a novel based on Greek mythology isn’t for you? Just wait” ( People). Interested in hearing Madeline in person? Visit the Events page. Listen to an interview with Madeline on The Ezra Klein Show Read a Q & A with Madeline in The Guardian Read a profile of Madeline in The New York Times

She currently lives outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Miller's novels have been translated into over twenty-five languages including Dutch, Mandarin, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic and Greek, and her essays have appeared in a number of publications including the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Telegraph, Lapham's Quarterly and NPR.org. It is currently being adapted for a series with HBO Max. Circe also won The Red Tentacle Award, an American Library Association Alex Award (adult books of special interest to teen readers), and the 2018 Elle Big Book Award. Her second novel, Circe, was an instant number 1 New York Times bestseller, and won the Indies Choice Best Adult Fiction of the Year Award and the Indies Choice Best Audiobook of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Miller was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the Year. The Song of Achilles, her first novel, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a New York Times Bestseller.

She has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. She has taught and tutored Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare to high school students for over fifteen years. She attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics.

Madeline Miller grew up in New York City and Philadelphia.

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