Here’s what the news outlets are saying about VILE LADY VILLAINS:
May 2026
Reactor: Murderous Intent and Muses: Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou, review by Alex Brown
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: Book Beat: Gay Fantasy, Villainesses, & More
Reactor: Yearning For: Retellings That Change the Narrative
LGBTQ Reads: New Releases: May 12, 2026
Reactor: All the New SFF Crossover Books Arriving in May 2026
Autostraddle: Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2026
Bloody Disgusting: 10 Must-Read Horror Books for May
Book Riot: 13 New Romances to Bring You Luck in May
April 2026
Rainbow Crate: April 2026 Queer Releases
March 2026
Fantasy Hive: Top picks for March
Tatler Asia: 14 Fiction Books about Greek Mythology to read in 2026
Debutiful: See the US cover of Vile Lady Villains — with a short essay from me
January 2026
DateNight: “Most Anticipated Books of 2026”
December 2025
Emily C. Hughes’ Jump Scares: 2026’s New Horror Books
LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction: January-June 2026
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
May 2026: I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ashley Hasty on Hasty Booklist, where I talked about Vile Lady Villains, my favorite books and the book characters I’d love to be friends with!
April 2026: Kat Kourbeti, Klytemnestra’s voice in the Vile Lady Villains audiobook, and AJ Van Belle, my critique partner, interviewed me on Instagram to celebrate the launch of the UK edition. Kat also did a reading of some Klytemnestra chapters!
November 2025: I was interviewed by Myna Chang for her MicroVerse series, where I talked about the inspiration behind Vile Lady Villains and about writing a Greek myth adaptation as a Greek author.
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
2026
The Nerd Daily: I wrote an essay about The Importance of Writing Female Characters that Refuse to Shrink Themselves
BookRiot: I was featured on the May 14 newsletter where they gave me the chance to talk about Vile Lady Villains, and other books that mix horror and romance really well!
Kat Kourbeti: She wrote about her experience narrating Klytemnestra in the Vile Lady Villains audiobook, as a Greek person, reading a book that touches upon Greek myth by a Greek author (me).
2025
khōréō: My essay, “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/
Writer’s Digest: I wrote an essay in the July/August issue, “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.
