Great Are the Myths — Now Streaming

I’ve been quietly doing something I’ve wanted to try for a long time: turning my novel Great Are the Myths into a serialized audio reading.

Instead of waiting for the traditional publishing route to unfold, I decided to release the book directly — chapter by chapter — as a podcast. It has been a surprisingly beautiful way to experience the story again. Reading it aloud each day, I’ve rediscovered the rhythm of the sentences, the atmosphere of the places, and the emotional arc of the characters in a completely different way.

For those who are new to the project, Great Are the Myths is a literary coming-of-age novel set in post-war America.

The story follows Birdie, a young girl sent from England to Memphis in 1948. Growing up in the American South, she becomes part of a small circle of friends who feel as though the whole world is about to begin. Among them is a shy local boy with a fascination for music — a boy who, years later, the world will come to know as the first global media superstar.

But this is not really his story.

It is the story of what it felt like to stand nearby while a myth was forming — a portrait of youth, friendship, ambition, and the strange machinery that turns ordinary lives into legend.

The novel explores themes that have fascinated me for years: memory, the making of modern celebrity, class and gender in post-war America, and the moment when childhood quietly disappears and adulthood begins.

I’m happy to share that the first half of the novel is now available to listen to for free.

You can stream the episodes on:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

Each episode contains a small group of chapters, read by me under my pen name Bergotte. It’s essentially the book in its purest form — the text itself, read aloud.

If you enjoy literary fiction, historical settings, or character-driven storytelling, I hope you’ll take a listen.

More chapters will continue to appear as the story moves toward its conclusion.

Thank you to everyone who has already been listening and sending kind messages. It means a great deal to know the story is out in the world and finding its way to readers — and now listeners — one chapter at a time.