Madeline Miller

Author

Madeline Miller is an American novelist and classicist whose reimaginings of Greek mythology have captivated millions of readers worldwide. She grew up in New York and Philadelphia, studied Classics at Brown University, and earned her master's degree at Yale School of Drama. She spent over a decade teaching Latin, Greek, and Shakespeare... to high school students while working on her first novel. Miller's debut, The Song of Achilles, retells the story of Achilles and Patroclus from the perspective of Patroclus and won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2012. Her second novel, Circe, brings to vivid life the story of the witch-goddess from Homer's Odyssey, transforming a minor mythological figure into a complex, compelling protagonist. Circe was a number one Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, and selected for numerous book clubs worldwide. What sets Miller apart is her ability to make ancient stories feel immediate and emotionally resonant while remaining deeply faithful to the original sources. Her academic expertise gives her writing authority, while her storytelling gifts make these millennia-old tales feel urgently relevant. Her audiobooks and books have introduced classical mythology to a vast new audience, proving that these stories still have the power to move and transform us. Read more Show less