{"id":67,"date":"2021-06-26T19:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T19:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:18:21","slug":"social-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"PRESS &#038; SOCIAL MEDIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what the news outlets are saying about VILE LADY VILLAINS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2026:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/rainbowcratebookbox.com\/blogs\/queer-new-releases-2026\/april-2026-queer-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rainbow Crated included Vile Lady Villains in their April 2026 Queer Releases<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2026:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/listen\/new-releases-and-more-for-march-24-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book Riot mentioned Vile Lady Villains in their New Releases post<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2026:<\/strong>  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasy-hive.co.uk\/2026\/03\/top-picks-march-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fantasy Hive featured Vile Lady Villains in their top picks for March<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2026:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tatlerasia.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/fiction-books-about-greek-mythology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tatler Asia included Vile Lady Villains in an article about Greek myth retellings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2026:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/debutiful.net\/2026\/03\/06\/see-the-cover-for-vile-lady-villains-by-danai-christopoulou\/\" target=\"_blank\">Debutiful helped reveal the US cover of Vile Lady Villains \u2014 with a short essay from me<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January 2026<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/itsdatenight.com\/the-most-anticipated-books-of-2026\/\">DateNight featured Vile Lady Villains in its &#8220;Most Anticipated Books of 2026&#8221; list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2025:<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/readjumpscares.com\/2026-new-horror-books\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emily C. Hughes&#8217; Jump Scares included Vile Lady Villains in 2026&#8217;s New Horror Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 2025<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lgbtqreads.com\/2025\/12\/15\/most-anticipated-lgbtq-adult-fiction-january-june-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">LGBTQ Reads included Vile Lady Villains on their &#8220;Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction: January-June 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>July 2025:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/locusmag.com\/2025\/07\/people-publishing-roundup-july-2025\/\">Locus Magazine reported the US sale of Vile Lady Villains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>December 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/People &amp; Publishing Roundup, December 2024  Locus Online https:\/\/locusmag.com \u203a 2024\/12 \u203a people-publishing-ro...\">Locus Magazine reported the UK sale of Vile Lady Villains<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>November 2024<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbrunch.co.uk\/page\/article-detail\/murderous-sapphics-unleashed-at-mj\/\">Bookbrunch: Murderous sapphics unleashed by MJ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>November 2024:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookseller.com\/rights\/michael-joseph-falls-for-horromantasy-from-debut-author-danai-christopoulou\">The Bookseller: Michael Joseph falls for horromantasy by debut author Danai Christopoulou<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PODCASTS AND INTERVIEWS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 2025<\/strong>: I was interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/mynachang.com\/2025\/11\/21\/author-interview-danai-christopoulou\/\">Myna Chang for her MicroVerse series<\/a>, where I talked about the inspiration behind Vile Lady Villains and about writing a Greek myth adaptation as a Greek author. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 2025:<\/strong> I was interviewed by Sara Omer on her newsletter, <em>Recipes for Writing<\/em>, where we talked about Vile Lady Villains and being inspired by villainous characters. <a href=\"https:\/\/saraomerauthor.substack.com\/p\/vile-never-tasted-so-good\">Vile Never Tasted So Good.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-558\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ep-5-4.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 2025:<\/strong> I was a guest in <em>Unfortunately&#8230;<\/em> 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. <a href=\"https:\/\/pnc.st\/s\/unfortunately\/944fcbdf\/you-lose-the-calluses\">https:\/\/pnc.st\/s\/unfortunately\/944fcbdf\/you-lose-the-calluses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2025:<\/strong> I was interviewed for Elspeth Wilson&#8217;s newsletter, discussing neurodivergence as an author, the inspiration behind Vile Lady Villains, and the publishing landscape. <a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergentnotesonwriting.substack.com\/p\/im-fascinated-by-strong-female-characters?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=3718096&amp;post_id=161792801&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=6soh8&amp;triedRedirect=true\">https:\/\/neurodivergentnotesonwriting.substack.com\/p\/im-fascinated-by-strong-female-characters?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=3718096&amp;post_id=161792801&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=6soh8&amp;triedRedirect=true<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ESSAYS &amp; ARTICLES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2025:<\/strong> My essay in the Hugo-nominated kh\u014dr\u00e9\u014d magazine, \u201cThese Marbles Were Never White\u201d discusses the importance of Greek and BIPOC voices in Greek myth retellings and adaptations, as I contemplate the upcoming publication of VILE LADY VILLAINS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khoreomag.com\/non-fiction\/these-marbles-were-never-white\/\">https:\/\/www.khoreomag.com\/non-fiction\/these-marbles-were-never-white\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 2025:<\/strong> I wrote an essay in the July\/August issue of Writer\u2019s Digest, \u201cWhat Waiting for Godot Taught Me About Setting the Scene: Utilizing Liminal Spaces\u201d discussing tapping into techniques used in theater and film to write effective liminal spaces in fiction\u2014and how I used them when working on VILE LADY VILLAINS. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/writers-digest-july-august-2025-cover-reveal\">https:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/writers-digest-july-august-2025-cover-reveal<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SOCIAL MEDIA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To connect, you can find me everywhere (Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and the old Twitter\/X) as @danaiwrites. 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