A new kind of villain origin story...
Join New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray as she presents her explosive adult debut I, Medusa, a reimagining of the iconic figure from Greek mythology as a young Black woman caught in the cross currents between her heart’s deepest desires and the cruel, careless games Olympian gods play.
Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone else's story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters, she dreams of leaving her family's island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her to train as a priestess in her temple, Meddy leaps at the chance to see the world beyond her home. Flourishing in her role as Athena's favoured acolyte, all it takes is one fateful night to irrevocably alter the course of Meddy's promising future forever.
With her locs transformed into snakes as punishment for a crime she did not commit, Meddy must embrace a new identity—not as a victim, but as a vigilante—and with it, the chance to write her own story as mortal, martyr and myth.
Ayana will discuss reimagining classical mythology through a contemporary lens, centring Black women's voices in stories that have long erased them, and what it means to transform from victim to vigilante in your own tale. Interviewed by bestselling author of Faebound, Saara El-Arifi, join us for an evening exploring rage, heartbreak, sisterhood, and the reclamation of narrative power.

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of I, Medusa (RRP £18.99) deliverable to any UK address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 1 December at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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