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"Ecstasy" by Ivy Pochoda: Greek horror novel on Book Nook interview

Book cover of "Ecstasy" by Ivy Pochoda featuring colorful abstract face and serpentine design on black background
"Ecstasy" by Ivy Pochoda - A horror novel adaptation of Euripides' "The Bacchae" set on a Greek island, from the author of "Sing Her Down," winner of the LA Times Book Prize. "Ecstasy" by Ivy Pochoda - A horror novel adaptation of Euripides' "The Bacchae" set on a Greek island, from the author of "Sing Her Down," winner of the LA Times Book Prize.

Ivy Pochoda returned to the program to talk about her latest work, a horror novel inspired by an ancient Greek play by Euripides. Pochoda was a classics scholar at Harvard, so her retelling of this gory tale was right up her alley — or at least along her beach. She's working on more horror stories, and after reading this one, I think she'll find a new readership in that genre.

The Book Nook airs Saturdays at 7 a.m. and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. on WYSO 91.3 FM and streams at WYSO.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro LibraryWright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public Library.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.