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”
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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!”
Discover Auntie Medusa’s Museum Trail at Roman Baths
I have been dying to tell you about this! Auntie Medusa has her very own museum trail at the renowned Roman Baths in Bath. Join Silvia, the demigod from Hexham, on a mythic family quest through the baths and help her locate Medusa’s head. Along the way, you’ll discover fascinating facts about Medusa, meet real-lifeContinue reading “Discover Auntie Medusa’s Museum Trail at Roman Baths”
I’m Appearing at the Cirencester History Festival
I’m super excited to be appearing at the Cirencester history festival on Sunday 27th October 2024. When I set about writing My Family and Other Romans the impostor syndrome set in big style, so to have my Roman adventure stories featured at an actual real life history festival is a bit mind blowing. I doContinue reading “I’m Appearing at the Cirencester History Festival”
Free Virtual Events – Auntie Medusa and Me
To celebrate the imminent publication of Auntie Medusa and Me, I’m offering a limited number of free 25-minute virtual visits to schools. Choose either: You can book slots for the new term via the scheduler here. All I ask is children have some familiarity with the text (download the first chapter at the Chicken HouseContinue reading “Free Virtual Events – Auntie Medusa and Me”
Marie Basting - Children's Author, Manchester 