Jean Menzies

Jean Menzies is an author, presenter and ancient historian born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has a PhD in classics and has spent more than a decade creating accessible content online about literature and history.

In 2020, she won the BAMB Breakthrough Author award for her first children's non-fiction book, Greek Myths: Meet the Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of Ancient Greece. She has since written and given talks on history and myth for all ages. The Lady of the Lake is her debut novel.

Books by Jean Menzies

Greek Myths

Jean Menzies, DK

An outstanding new volume of more than 30 ancient Greek myths for children, beautifully illustrated in a modern style

Egyptian Myths

Jean Menzies, Katie Ponder

A beautifully illustrated collection of more than 30 ancient Egyptian myths retold for children

The Lady of the Lake

Jean Menzies

A luscious sapphic romantasy retelling from award winning writer, historian and YouTube sensation