Emily Holleman's guest appearances

Emily Holleman

The Catapult

Profane Humanities Podcast

Alexis Coe

Sarah Ruhl

Chris Naunton

Gregory Pardlo

Josh Gondelman

Morgan Parker

Lara Croft

Jazmine Hughes

Isaac Butler

Leigh Stein

Vivian Lee

Michael Ian Black

Catherine Lacey

Jami Attenberg

Leslie Jamison

OwlTail

This week’s guest is a growing voice in historical fiction. Emily Holleman is the author of two books, Cleopatra’s Shadows and The Drowning King, both set in ancient Egypt during the reign of the last Ptolemaic rulers.  However, her career was not always geared in that direction. With an interest in the systems and motivations behind peoples’ influences, perceptions and behaviours, Emily took a major in sociology before becoming an editor at high profile political news site Salon.com.   In her prose she shines a light on the ancient world which is both captivating and unflinching, painting a picture of Ptolemaic Egypt which could make even Game of Thrones look tame, and indeed her historical fiction has been called "the Game of Thrones of ancient Egypt…" .  As a fan of her work, I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a very long time, and I encourage anybody with an interest in historical fiction to check out her work. Links are included below for your convenience.    Where to find Emily -  https://emilyholleman.com/ @emilyholleman    Cleopatra's Shadows http://a.co/0q5EaJ1   The Drowning King http://a.co/2PjdH0F   The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson http://amzn.eu/9i5p11D    D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri d'Aulaire et al. http://a.co/bPRrQcO   Ptolemaic Egypt https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/   Recommended/further reading  Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy http://amzn.eu/4khI0Bv

This week’s guest is a growing voice in historical fiction. Emily Holleman is the author of two books, Cleopatra’s Shadows and The Drowning King, both set in ancient Egypt during the reign of the last Ptolemaic rulers. However, her career was not always geared in that direction. With an interest in the systems and motivations behind peoples’ influences, perceptions and behaviours, Emily took a major in sociology before becoming an editor at high profile political news site <a href="http://Salon.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salon.com</a>.  In her prose she shines a light on the ancient world which is both captivating and unflinching, painting a picture of Ptolemaic Egypt which could make even Game of Thrones look tame, and indeed her historical fiction has been called "the Game of Thrones of ancient Egypt…" . As a fan of her work, I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a very long time, and I encourage anybody with an interest in historical fiction to check out her work. Links are included below for your convenience.  Where to find Emily -  <a href="https://emilyholleman.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://emilyholleman.com/</a> @emilyholleman Cleopatra's Shadows <a href="http://a.co/0q5EaJ1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a.co/0q5EaJ1</a> The Drowning King <a href="http://a.co/2PjdH0F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a.co/2PjdH0F</a> The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson <a href="http://amzn.eu/9i5p11D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.eu/9i5p11D</a> D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths  by Ingri d'Aulaire et al.  <a href="http://a.co/bPRrQcO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a.co/bPRrQcO</a> Ptolemaic Egypt <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/</a> Recommended/further reading  Antony and Cleopatra  by Adrian Goldsworthy  <a href="http://amzn.eu/4khI0Bv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.eu/4khI0Bv</a>

The Profane Egyptologist E1. Casting Cleopatra's Shadows with author Emily Holleman. 

Maris Kreizman

Two readings from two writers with brand new books: Emily Holleman reads from her new novel, Cleopatra's Shadows, and Maris Kreizman, author of Slaughterhouse: 90210, reads an essay about finding her path and her voice in NYC. And now it's time for the raffle! For a chance to win a copy of Cleopatra's Shadows, tweet a link to your favorite episode of The Catapult with the hashtag #CatapultPodcast before 11:59pm EST October 18th. (Alongside the link, feel free to say why you think that episode is great!) Review The Catapult in iTunes CatapultPodcast.com // @CatapultPodcast // The Trebuchet

Two readings from two writers with brand new books: Emily Holleman reads from her new novel, Cleopatra's Shadows, and Maris Kreizman, author of Slaughterhouse: 90210, reads an essay about finding her path and her voice in NYC. And now it's time for the raffle! For a chance to win a copy of Cleopatra's Shadows, tweet a link to your favorite episode of The Catapult with the hashtag #CatapultPodcast before 11:59pm EST October 18th. (Alongside the link, feel free to say why you think that episode is great!) <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/837117982" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Review The Catapult in iTunes</a> <a href="http://catapultpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CatapultPodcast.com</a> // <a href="http://twitter.com/catapultpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CatapultPodcast</a> // <a href="http://tinyletter.com/thecatapult" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Trebuchet</a>

Ep 40: Emily Holleman & Maris Kreizman