Contact via Essie’s literary agent: david.headley@dhhliteraryagency.com, or Essie’s publisher: info@orendabooks.co.uk
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 will be appearing at these forthcoming events …
LINCOLN BOOK FESTIVAL
Emily Bronte panel on Sunday October 4th at 2pm
Join Essie and Dr Claire O’Callaghan who will discuss Emily Bronte, her life and her work, along with Dr Tim Rideout.
THE OWL BOOKSHOP
Kentish Town, London
OCTOBER 22nd, 6.30pm
On the paperback publication day for Catherine, Essie will be appearing with Caitlin Blackwell-Baines and Leon Craig as they discuss Homes, Hauntedness, & Belonging.
WHITBY BOOK FESTIVAL
Essie Fox and Jess Kidd, chaired by Amanda Mason
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20th
Passion. Revenge. Ghosts. Windswept moors. Few novels have cast a spell quite like Wuthering Heights.
Emily Brontë’s masterpiece has inspired generations of readers, artists and filmmakers, from Kate Bush’s unforgettable anthem to countless screen adaptations. Now acclaimed novelist Essie Fox dares to revisit one of literature’s most enigmatic heroines in Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights, giving Cathy Earnshaw the chance to tell her own story and reclaim her voice.
Joining her is bestselling author Jess Kidd, whose haunting new novel Little Spark blends gothic mystery with Victorian invention. Set in a shadowy house where brilliant minds are attempting to create lifelike automata, it follows a young girl with extraordinary electrical powers through a world of dark secrets, strange science and supernatural wonder.
Who better than Whitby own’s Amanda Mason, acclaimed for her atmospheric supernatural fiction, to chair the event – exploring the enduring appeal of gothic fiction, doomed love, restless spirits and the irresistible pull of the uncanny.
A richly imagined celebration of gothic fiction at its finest.
