The Poison King
Adrienne Mayor, a finalist in the non-fiction category, was interviewed while at the 60th annual National Book Awards ceremony at Cipriani in New… read more
Adrienne Mayor, a finalist in the non-fiction category, was interviewed while at the 60th annual National Book Awards ceremony at Cipriani in New York City. She talked about her nominated book, The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates Rome’s Deadliest Enemy (Princeton University Press; October 18, 2009). She also talked about her previous works. close
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