Here’s what the news outlets are saying about VILE LADY VILLAINS:
July 2025: Locus Magazine reported the US sale of Vile Lady Villains
December 2024: Locus Magazine reported the UK sale of Vile Lady Villains
November 2024: Bookbrunch: Murderous sapphics unleashed by MJ
November 2024: The Bookseller: Michael Joseph falls for horromantasy by debut author Danai Christopoulou
PODCASTS AND INTERVIEWS
September 2025: I was interviewed by Sara Omer on her newsletter, Recipes for Writing, where we talked about Vile Lady Villains and being inspired by villainous characters. Vile Never Tasted So Good.
May 2025: I was a guest in Unfortunately… a podcast about fiction, failure, and moving forward, co-hosted by speculative fiction authors Mona West and Courtney Floyd. Among other things, we discussed VILE LADY VILLAINS. https://pnc.st/s/unfortunately/944fcbdf/you-lose-the-calluses
April 2025: I was interviewed for Elspeth Wilson’s newsletter, discussing neurodivergence as an author, the inspiration behind Vile Lady Villains, and the publishing landscape. https://neurodivergentnotesonwriting.substack.com/p/im-fascinated-by-strong-female-characters?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3718096&post_id=161792801&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6soh8&triedRedirect=true
ESSAYS & ARTICLES
August 2025: My essay in the Hugo-nominated khōréō magazine, “These Marbles Were Never White” discusses the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth retellings and adaptations, as I contemplate the upcoming publication of VILE LADY VILLAINS. https://www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/these-marbles-were-never-white/
July 2025: I wrote an essay in the July/August issue of Writer’s Digest, “What Waiting for Godot Taught Me About Setting the Scene: Utilizing Liminal Spaces” discussing tapping into techniques used in theater and film to write effective liminal spaces in fiction—and how I used them when working on VILE LADY VILLAINS. https://www.writersdigest.com/writers-digest-july-august-2025-cover-reveal
SOCIAL MEDIA
To connect, you can find me everywhere (Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and the old Twitter/X) as @danaiwrites. You can also add Vile Lady Villains on Goodreads or on Storygraph.
