Signed a stack of No Friends at Waterstones Cambridge, en route to Mannington Book Bash! Get them while they’re hot!

*opens gate to access Ancient Horse Arrival clock. Adjusts clock* archaeology.org/news/2025/09...

Any ideas…?

Lucky I came prepared!

Novelty rhyton - wine cup! So much more fun to be drinking when you looked like a pensive cow with every swig. Happy Friday! Ca. 460 BCE, info card below.

Oh no, I haven’t got to share the limelight with Taylor AGAIN, have I? It never stops…

I always know I have lots of amazing makers among my readers, and this year has proved no exception. The No Friend to This House tour craftspeople & gift givers, thank you! I can’t wait to find out what Greek terracotta smells like🕯️Names of makers are in the photos, where possible.

There are two chapters voiced by olive trees in Stone Blind - Helen Mirren being the dream voice casting…

LET’S DO THIS! ❄️📚

11 dates down! Me and my hat are going home for a couple of days 🧢🍁

10/10, Queen's Hall Arts, Hexham, for last night’s sold out show 🌟 Thank you for looking after me when I had a bad cold, staff & audience, with a bonus to Claire from Cogito for her bookselling wizardry 📚 You can grab signed copies from them now!

Stolen girdles at the ready! Rockstar mythologist ™️ @nataliehaynes.bsky.social takes a fresh look at Greek goddesses in our free film of the week. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/

Thanks for having me, always, Edinburgh! 💙 Off to Hexham now - only a few tickets left for tonight, so if you’re hoping to come to Queen's Hall Arts, book with haste… 👉 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

✨ @portybooks.bsky.social has signed copies of all these books, special badges, & ship ANYWHERE! Hit them up! Thanks to Jack and the team for being brilliant at my Assembly Rooms event last night. And thank you, Scottish readers, for coming 🥰 Tonight I’m in Hexham, then Norfolk this weekend!

I nipped into Toppings Edinburgh on my way to the show and signed all of these! Grab ‘em while you can. And then Waterstones too!

Chester! You were a fantastic audience, thanks for coming to Storyhouse last night, and queuing so patiently to have your books signed 💚 Shout out to booksellers Carrie and Sue from Linghams- revenge looks good on you… #NoFriendToThisHouse

A GIGANTIC thank you to all the hardworking booksellers and speedy book buyers who have helped this book to make the charts! I couldn’t be more delighted to know NF has found so many readers so soon. Thanks to everyone who has come and said hi on the tour too - it means so much.

Wet hair and running a bit late because of getting lost in a confusing new housing estate on my run this morning. I’ll still be in time for the show, though! See you at 2, Chester! 🎤 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

Thank you, Irish readers! You’ve made No Friend to This House a bestseller across Ireland, I am absolutely thrilled 🥰

Thanks for having me, Neil!

Proof that I am a long time fan of sheep (I made this sheep for my mum about a decade ago from a pattern at Purl Soho) Pattern here! www.purlsoho.com/create/2022/...

Miffy for Monmouth! 🐰 Always a joy to be at The Blake Theatre, thanks for a wonderful night - I hope you had as much fun as I did. Extra thanks to Andy from Rossiter Books! Next on the quest is Chester tomorrow! Then Edinburgh, Hexham, Mannington in Norfolk and more… 🎤 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

En route to Monmouth 🚝

Celebrating the finding of the Golden Ram with a drink - I’ve got the right cup for it 🐏 The Met Museum, info below.

Catch me while you can! I’m standing up for the voyage of the Argo and the quest for the Golden Fleece, + Euripides’ Medea if you’re lucky… Tonight, Wales - student tickets are only £12, an affordable way to meet a Golden Ram! Then Chester, Edinburgh, Hexham, & more… 🎤 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

Ireland! Listen out on Arena on RTÉ Radio 1 for a classicist with a new book… www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/

🎧 The team made a playlist of of songs inspired by No Friend to This House (the book & the show), all female artists, with enough energy to get me stage-ready if I want listen on my way to a gig. Now you can listen too! Which track is your favourite? Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5WQ...

Oxford! Thanks for letting me into the Sheldonian for some swearing, didn’t we have an excellent time? Major bonus points for the young classicists in costume 🏛️ Thank you all so much for coming!

🚨 Radio repeat alert! 🚨 Our Cleopatra episode from S10 is on Radio 4 again, tonight at 11pm. Cleopatra was a brilliant politician, a ruthless leader and a massive brain-box. But she probably didn't look like Elizabeth Taylor…. With Jane Draycott & Llewelyn Morgan! 🐍 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Coming your way, Oxford! New hat is coming too 🧢

Thanks for having us, Cambridge Junction, and thanks to everyone who came and packed out the venue! I had a smashing time bringing you No Friend to This House. If you wanted the book but it was sold out, we’ll have extra at the next events, or go online! 📗 www.panmacmillan.com/authors/nata...

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 Jason: heroic leader? More like frozen while Medea did the dirty work! 🗡️🐉 @nataliehaynes.bsky.social uncovers who REALLY grabbed the Golden Fleece. #GreekMyth #WomenInHistory #MythBusting 🎧 Listen now: www.patreon.com/post...#GreekMyth#WomenInHistory#MythBusting#History #podcast

Shout out to Waterstones Bath, where I nipped in at the weekend to sign some No Friend to This House! Pictured is bookseller Eddie 📗💚 Pop in to see if there’s any left!

If this looks like your kind of fun....and you can get to Monmouth on Thursday - join us! Tickets from the Blake Theatre www.theblaketheatre.org/thu-18-sept-...

En route to Cambridge (Cambridge Junction)! Got rained on! Couldn’t wear new hat because high winds! Just a handful of tickets left for tonight, so book fast, or come to Oxford tomorrow if you miss out. 🎤 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

My Cheltenham Festivals gig is SOLD OUT! If you missed the chance to get tickets, you’ll have to catch me this month on tour instead… 🎤 nataliehaynes.com/tour/

THERE IS NO 'ORIGINAL' VERSION OF A MYTH. Let's take a look at this vase by the Douris painter - yes, the one from my tour show! - up close... 🎤 See the tour show: nataliehaynes.com/tour/ 📗 Read No Friend to This House: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/nata... youtu.be/bRgyKwB0Jp0?...

Publication week had some lovely moments! Especially catching up with Michelle and Zena and Dave in Manchester, and then a surprise meet up with @robinince.bsky.social! 🧁

🚨 TOMORROW FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨 🎙️ Dive deep into the labyrinth of Greek mythology with @nataliehaynes.bsky.social ! Uncover the truth behind the myths and the powerful women who shaped them. Listen now for a fresh perspective! Subscribe: www.patreon.com/historyrage Or join on Apple subscriptions

No, YOUR mum has bought all her Christmas presents in the second week of September! 🐏 Be like my mum, see if these indie bookshops have the special edition No Friend to This House left in stock (or call your local): tr.ee/xKpKP-RAb7

Who's that on BBC Radio Wales with Lynn Bowles...? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

As worn at the #NoFriendToThisHouse tour! 👕🏛️ I am loving the creativity of these readers - yes, that’s also a hand knitted cardigan with the #WWMD t-shirt there. No Friend themed bracelets by Ash, and a Classics Club tote by Caroline!

An audience of time travellers and good eggs in Bath! Thank you for coming, you fantastic bunch. Extra thanks to the lovely team at Komedia Bath, and to Mr B’s for the book stall (pictured: bookseller Nick). Next stop: Cambridge on Monday, Oxford on Tuesday, and more!

Even a Jane Austen parade didn’t keep me away! (Well, it did literally because of road closures, but only briefly)

Allow extra time to get here, Bath No Friend audience! There’s a Jane Austen parade

Check out this weedy Jason with the Golden Fleece, from 470-460 BCE, seen at the Met Museum 🙄🐏 Discover other angles on this story in No Friend to This House, out now: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/nata...

On my way to Bath to see @nataliehaynes.bsky.social

Malvern, I love you! What a fantastic night, thank you all for coming and being a wonderful audience. I especially love everyone at Malvern Theatres, Joe the tech, and these amazing @rossiterbooks.bsky.social booksellers, Rustie and Merry 💚💚 What a great team! #NoFriendToThisHouse

Jason and the Argonauts, Clash of the Titans - you've watched them on bank holidays your whole life! Let's look at the myths behind Ray Harryhausen's iconic films. (This video was made for the National Galleries of Scotland's exhibition in 2021.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nsb...

That's not true of everyone?? Full piece in The Times online, and the Sunday Times Culture Magazine this weekend. 🗞 www.thetimes.com/magazines/cu...