Add These Books to Your Greece Reading List
Hey there, Bold Traveler.
Caroline, who many of you have met on a trip as a tour leader, recently suggested we add A Thousand Ships to the reading list for our Greek Islands Tour.
She has so many good ideas!
The Odyssey was already on our Greece reading list. I bet you read it a long time ago (high school English class, anyone?).
I was an English major and actually analyzed The Odyssey in a college literature class. So naturally, I'm excited to go see Christopher Nolan's mythic action epic in theaters soon.
As a women-owned business focusing on solo female travel, we think a lot about elevating and highlighting women’s contributions, perspectives, and experiences.
A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes, turns The Odyssey around and retells the Trojan War from the perspectives of the women involved—shifting the focus from the male heroes to the lives of the women in the story, like Cassandra, Penelope, and the goddesses.
It's clever and timely.
A few suggestions:
Purchase A Thousand Ships before your next trip to Greece.
Avid reader? Add Circe to your cart too. I read Circe when it first came out and loved it so much that I went to see the author speak in Seattle.
You know what I love to do? Read a book about the destination while I'm there. So load Circe onto your e-reader before meeting us on Santorini.
Inspired by these two women-first novels (and that new three-hour Odyssey adaptation), you'll be more than ready for Athens, Naxos, and Santorini when we visit in September 2026 or June 2027.
Whether you’re planning your own solo female travel, joining us on a small-group women’s trip, or daydreaming about future possibilities, add these novels to your stack of summer reads. Enjoy the retelling of The Odyssey in your hammock, on your sun lounger, or in that really cozy chair.
Happy travels.
Regina & the BST team
