Did you know my book Auntie Medusa and Me is set in the run-up to the Christmas holidays? It also heavily features Saturnalia – the Roman festival that gave us many of our Christmas traditions. I would love to send your KS2 class a seasonal message wishing them happy holidays and telling them all aboutContinue reading “Auntie Medusa and Me: Discover Roman Traditions This Christmas with a Free Virtual Visit or Author Letter”
Category Archives: Auntie Medusa and Me
Inspiring Young Creatives with My Family and Other Romans
I recently received a letter from a reader and their tutor containing some amazing fan art and creative writing pieces inspired by my book My Family and Other Romans. It really is the best feeling when you learn how your books have inspired young people to create their own words and images. And that feelingContinue reading “Inspiring Young Creatives with My Family and Other Romans”
Meet Your Favourite Authors on the Great North Tour!
Just one week to go to the Great North Author Tour when I’ll be joining eleven other fantastic children’s authors on a two hundred mile minibus journey around the North East of England. Our purpose – to visit five brilliant indie bookshops as we round off #IndependentBookShopWeek. Please come along and support your local bookshop.Continue reading “Meet Your Favourite Authors on the Great North Tour!”
Free Festive Virtual Author Visits for Schools
Click here for details of my discounted in-person Saturnalia events or general author events. In the run-up to the holiday season, I’m offering a limited number of free festive virtual author visits to schools in the UK and Ireland. Exploring the Ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia – the winter celebration that gave us many ofContinue reading “Free Festive Virtual Author Visits for Schools”
Io Saturnalia!
Festive Events with a Mythical Twist! brought to you by Children’s Author Marie Basting Did you know my latest book, Auntie Medusa and Me, is set during Saturnalia: the Ancient Roman festival that turned the usual Roman order upside down and gave us many of our Christmas traditions? Which makes November & December the perfectContinue reading “Io Saturnalia!”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 