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Charlotte Higgins

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Charlotte Higgins is the acclaimed author of Under Another Sky, which was shortlisted for awards including the Samuel Johnson (now Baillie Gifford) Prize for non-fiction, Red Thread, which was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and won the Arnold Bennett Prize, and Greek Myths, which was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. She is chief culture writer of the Guardian, a past winner of the Classical Association prize, and a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. She lives in London.

Books by Charlotte Higgins

Greek Myths

A major new retelling of the Greek myths for a new generation, with original drawings by world-renowned artist Chris Ofili.

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Red Thread

A thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir, by the Baillie Gifford-shortlisted author

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Under Another Sky

A journey around the archeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain by the award-winning author of It’s All Greek to Me.

Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, the Thwaites Wainwright Prize and the 2014 Dolman Travel Book Award

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