Author’s Note
This one was sheer fun to write—combining lots of my passions, from geeky historical research to California oceans! If you’re at all interested in obscure classical holidays, I’d recommend Religions of Rome by Mary Beard, James North, and Simon Price; I’d also recommend Claire Holleran’s Shopping in Ancient Rome for explorations of the Roman retail world!
I usually have soundtracks, literal or in my head, for stories, and this one’s no different—here are a few of the songs on my playlist:
The Mamas and the Papas, “California Dreamin’”
Arctic Monkeys, “R U Mine?’
Cage the Elephant, “Whole Wide World”
Smashing Pumpkins, “Christmastime”
