Marie Phillips

Marie Phillips
Born (1976-04-22) 22 April 1976 (age 48)
London, England
OccupationNovelist
EducationBA (Hons), MA
Alma materRobinson College, University of Cambridge
GenreHumour, fantasy
Notable worksGods Behaving Badly, Warhorses of Letters, The Table of Less Valued Knights
Website
www.mariephillips.co.uk

Marie Phillips (born 22 April 1976)[1] is a British writer. She is best known for her debut novel, Gods Behaving Badly, a comic fantasy concerning ancient Greek gods living in modern-day Hampstead. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 2007, later becoming a bestseller in Canada. Her second novel, The Table of Less Valued Knights is a comic take on the world of King Arthur. It was published in the UK in 2014 and nominated for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.[2] Her third novel, a Shakespearean comedy entitled Oh, I Do Like To Be... was released in 2018.[3]

She is the daughter of Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers.

  1. ^ "Marie Phillips". Waterstones.com. Waterstone's. Retrieved 14 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "BAILEYS Women's Prize for Fiction » Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction announce 2015 longlist". Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  3. ^ Oh, I Do Like To Be... ISBN 9781783526765 – via unbound.com.