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Stephanie Dray is the author of historical fiction books about Cleopatra's daughter, Cleopatra Selene, the Queen of Mauretania. Stephanie uses the transformative power of magic realism to illuminate the stories of women in history and inspire the young women of today. She remains fascinated by all things Egyptian and has—to the consternation of her devoted husband—collected a house full of cats and ancient artifacts.

From the Blog

Which Bad Girl of the Ancient World are you? - Thu, 26 Jan 2012
One of the favorite presentations I give is entitled Bad Girls of the Ancient World. I love to give this talk, because most of the powerful women in the ancient world have some sort of relation to the heroine of my novel, Cleopatra Selene. Selene wasn’t, herself, a bad girl. At least, she was never [...]

Upcoming Events

12/10/2011, 2pm-4pm, Ukazoo Bookstore in Towson, Maryland -- Books make fantastic holiday gifts! Join Stephanie and a variety of other local authors for free wine, cider, goodies and steamy readings for the season.
12/17/2011, 2pm-4pm, A Novel Idea Chapter II, Bridgeton, New Jersey -- Stephanie will join author Laura Kaye for a reading and a signing of romance novels and historicals!
03/30/2012-04/01/2012, ConBust at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts-- Stephanie returns to her alma matter to talk about history and fantasy with geek-chic feminists.