Essie Fox Books

Essie Fox was born and raised in Herefordshire. After studying English Literature at Sheffield University, she moved to London and began a career in magazine and book publishing – before becoming self-employed in commercial art design. Always an avid reader, she now writes historical novels imbued with mystery, romance, and darkly gothic themes.

Essie has appeared at many literary events, including giving lectures at the V&A, the Westminster Library, and the National Gallery in London. She also hosts a podcast called Talking the Gothic

Essie’s debut, The Somnambulist, was shortlisted for the National Book Awards, and featured on Channel 4’s TV Book Club. The Fascination was an instant Sunday Times Top Ten best seller. Dangerous, a Regency crime thriller featuring Lord Byron, has been selected as a Times Book of the Month … as have all her other novels, including her latest – Catherine: A retelling of Wuthering Heights.

Essie willl be appearing at these forthcoming events …

SCARBOROUGH’S BOOKS ON THE BEACH FESTIVAL

Friday June 5th at 12.30pm in the Queen Street Church

Tickets available here

CAPITAL CRIME

MADAMES OF THE MACABRE

This is a fabulous celebration of crime and mystery fiction in the heart of London. Tickets are available here.

Lowdham Book Festival

Thursday 25th June from 2-3.30pm at Southwell Library

Join Essie and Dr Tim Rideout for a lively and in-depth discussion on their mutual love for Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Tickets available on the door or through The Bookcase in Lowdham.

More events to come this year include the Newark Book Festival on July 10th, the Bradford Literary Festival on July 11th, the Ink and Ember bookshop in Stamford on July 16th, the Historical Novels Association Conference in Maynooth as a keynote speaker in a session titled Gothic Legends for Today’s Readers, The Edinburgh International Book Festival, and The Haworth Parsonage Museum’s Women’s Writing Festival.