Essie Fox Writer
@essiefox.bsky.social
Dangerous is my latest novel. A dark historical crime mystery, featuring Lord Byron in Venice and a spate of Vampiric style killings. Is he innocent or guilty?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-riveting-historical-BESTSELLING-Fascination/dp/1916788440
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I have a new book coming out this April, based on Lord Bryon's time in Venice, and the publication of The Vampyre - murders, mystery, decadence, and possibly a real vampire in the mix. Dangerous by Essie Fox, published by @orendabooks.bsky.social
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A few months ago I was asked to give the after-dinner speech at the CWA Daggers. I chose to talk about AI, and the bravery and humanity involved in reading and writing. Afterwards a lot of people asked me to post the speech online, so here it is. I hope you like it ruthware.com/daggers-spee...
Daggers Speech
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech I was asked to give at the 2025 Daggers – the prestigious crime fiction awards administered by the Crime Writer’s Association of the UK.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A few months ago I was asked to give the after-dinner speech at the CWA Daggers. I chose to talk about AI, and the bravery and humanity involved in reading and writing. Afterwards a lot of people asked me to post the speech online, so here it is. I hope you like it ruthware.com/daggers-spee...
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... here.
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
Gothic Tales: Essie Fox in conversation with Amanda Mason - Whitby Lit Fest
Essie Fox’s debut novel, The Somnambulist, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of […]
whitbylitfest.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
... here.
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
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Delicious homework as I prepare for my chat with the fabulous @essiefox.bsky.social next Friday afternoon as part of the WhitbyLitfest. Tickets are still available...
November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Delicious homework as I prepare for my chat with the fabulous @essiefox.bsky.social next Friday afternoon as part of the WhitbyLitfest. Tickets are still available...
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It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…
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A new episode of Talking the Gothic is now live - and I'm talking about Folklore Horror, before I'm joined by Katherine Clements when we discuss her new novella, Turbine 34. essiefox.substack.com/p/folklore-h...
FOLKLORE HORROR ~ Episode 5
Essie Fox discusses Folklore Horror, and is joined by the writer Katherine Clements whose novella, Turbine 34, is published on November 6th.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A new episode of Talking the Gothic is now live - and I'm talking about Folklore Horror, before I'm joined by Katherine Clements when we discuss her new novella, Turbine 34. essiefox.substack.com/p/folklore-h...
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Even better - read the book and come to Venice Noir, 14-16 November, to hear @essiefox.bsky.social talk about it "on site"!
#LordByron turning detective? In Venice? Yes please.
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
What’s On – The Book Case
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October 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Even better - read the book and come to Venice Noir, 14-16 November, to hear @essiefox.bsky.social talk about it "on site"!
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#LordByron turning detective? In Venice? Yes please.
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
What’s On – The Book Case
www.thebookcase.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#LordByron turning detective? In Venice? Yes please.
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
@essiefox.bsky.social talking all things Dangerous w/ @drtimrideout.bsky.social on 29 October at Nottingham’s The Bookcase 👇
@bars.bsky.social
#romanticism
Amazing night at the @porticolibrary.bsky.social
Literal chills tonight. 🕯️✨
A spine-tingly evening in @porticolibrary.bsky.social feat @essiefox.bsky.social and @kateagriffin.bsky.social — featuring full-on fangirling over Victorian Gothic (❤️ Jane Eyre ❤️) and a first edition Byron. 📚💀
#BookCommunity #Manchester #GothicLiterature #ReadersLife
A spine-tingly evening in @porticolibrary.bsky.social feat @essiefox.bsky.social and @kateagriffin.bsky.social — featuring full-on fangirling over Victorian Gothic (❤️ Jane Eyre ❤️) and a first edition Byron. 📚💀
#BookCommunity #Manchester #GothicLiterature #ReadersLife
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Amazing night at the @porticolibrary.bsky.social
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“Not paying for a product you exploit to sell your product is theft; not paying for labour you employ is slavery. If your business model is theft and slavery, you’re not an industry. You’re a pirate.” @vanbadham.bsky.social
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AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable | Van Badham
Despite the relentless insistence of tech’s grifters, AI is not industrially inevitable – or even sustainable. Which is why it is time to push back
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October 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
“Not paying for a product you exploit to sell your product is theft; not paying for labour you employ is slavery. If your business model is theft and slavery, you’re not an industry. You’re a pirate.” @vanbadham.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A really good thread about Ian McEwan's latest novel, What We Can Know. I've read it twice now - despite nearly giving up on the first reading. But so glad I carried on. It's a masterpiece. I am convinced of that. It's full of wisdom, and yearning, guilt ... and the hope of redemption.
Imagine it’s 100 years in the future and your a scholar of English Lit. 1990 - 2030 (before the degradation and inundation). This is how you’d imagine us, from the mind of the wonderful Ian McEwan in “What We Can Know”:
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October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A really good thread about Ian McEwan's latest novel, What We Can Know. I've read it twice now - despite nearly giving up on the first reading. But so glad I carried on. It's a masterpiece. I am convinced of that. It's full of wisdom, and yearning, guilt ... and the hope of redemption.
Legend: The Bruce #Springsteen Story - @ladymissbarton.bsky.social explores how a scrawny, long-haired introvert from New Jersey became the iconic, muscular rock star of the ‘80s. A labour of love by Eliza Lomas & Mair Bosworth Starts Sat 10.30 @BBCRadio4 Trailer: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Do you love gothic literature?
On October 22 from 5.30-7pm, I'll be at the Portico Library along with fellow author, Kate Griffin. The evening's co-hosts are the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies.
Join us for what will be the perfect Halloween event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gothic-his...
On October 22 from 5.30-7pm, I'll be at the Portico Library along with fellow author, Kate Griffin. The evening's co-hosts are the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies.
Join us for what will be the perfect Halloween event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gothic-his...
Gothic Historical Fiction: Essie Fox and Kate Griffin in conversation
Join award-winning novelists Essie Fox and Kate Griffin to find out about writing historical fiction and creating a gothic atmosphere.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Do you love gothic literature?
On October 22 from 5.30-7pm, I'll be at the Portico Library along with fellow author, Kate Griffin. The evening's co-hosts are the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies.
Join us for what will be the perfect Halloween event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gothic-his...
On October 22 from 5.30-7pm, I'll be at the Portico Library along with fellow author, Kate Griffin. The evening's co-hosts are the Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies.
Join us for what will be the perfect Halloween event.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gothic-his...
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I am in conversation with the lovely @essiefox.bsky.social as part of the WhitbyLitfest in November. Book your tickets now, chums.
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am in conversation with the lovely @essiefox.bsky.social as part of the WhitbyLitfest in November. Book your tickets now, chums.
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Wonderful celebration of @paulmagrs.bsky.social Brenda & Effie novels on @essiefox.bsky.social brilliant podcast (and a little bit of Doctor Who 🖤).
I'm listening to TALKING THE GOTHIC | Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4 on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/dir-iceeb...
I'm listening to TALKING THE GOTHIC | Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4 on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/dir-iceeb...
Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4
Join me as I talk to Paul Magrs about his wonderfully humorous series of novels, The Brenda and Effie Mysteries.Paul also has his own youtube channel which you can find here.If you would like to meet ...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wonderful celebration of @paulmagrs.bsky.social Brenda & Effie novels on @essiefox.bsky.social brilliant podcast (and a little bit of Doctor Who 🖤).
I'm listening to TALKING THE GOTHIC | Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4 on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/dir-iceeb...
I'm listening to TALKING THE GOTHIC | Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4 on Podbean, check it out! www.podbean.com/ei/dir-iceeb...
A new episode of my podcast, Talking the Gothic ~ featuring the writer Paul Magrs and discussing humour in the gothic genre. essiefox.substack.com/p/dark-humou...
Dark Humour in The Gothic ~ Episode 4
The author Paul Magrs discusses his Brenda and Effie Mysteries
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September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A new episode of my podcast, Talking the Gothic ~ featuring the writer Paul Magrs and discussing humour in the gothic genre. essiefox.substack.com/p/dark-humou...
My next event is on Tuesday, September 30th at the glorious Stansted House. I'm so thrilled to be invited, and to be there with Ness Bowler, fellow author and friend who will be interviewing me.
Details in link attached - www.stanstedpark.co.uk/inconversati...
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Details in link attached - www.stanstedpark.co.uk/inconversati...
@orendabooks.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My next event is on Tuesday, September 30th at the glorious Stansted House. I'm so thrilled to be invited, and to be there with Ness Bowler, fellow author and friend who will be interviewing me.
Details in link attached - www.stanstedpark.co.uk/inconversati...
@orendabooks.bsky.social
Details in link attached - www.stanstedpark.co.uk/inconversati...
@orendabooks.bsky.social
My latest novel, Dangerous, is currently just 99p! If you like darkly gothic mysteries, and a vampiric theme, this may be the book for you. www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Es...
Dangerous: The riveting, dazzling new historical thriller from the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Fascination eBook : Fox, Essie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Dangerous: The riveting, dazzling new historical thriller from the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author of The Fascination eBook : Fox, Essie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My latest novel, Dangerous, is currently just 99p! If you like darkly gothic mysteries, and a vampiric theme, this may be the book for you. www.amazon.co.uk/Dangerous-Es...
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'In the Author’s Note at the end, Essie Fox describes how the story blossomed for her after reading about the time Byron spent on Lake Geneva, with the Shelleys and others, where they avidly read ghost stories, entering a twilight world.'
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
#BookInspiration #BookSky
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
#BookInspiration #BookSky
Historical Gothic novel set in VENICE
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
'In the Author’s Note at the end, Essie Fox describes how the story blossomed for her after reading about the time Byron spent on Lake Geneva, with the Shelleys and others, where they avidly read ghost stories, entering a twilight world.'
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
#BookInspiration #BookSky
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
#BookInspiration #BookSky
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'But then the bodies of women start to turn up, attacks upon the neck and The Vampyre, published under his name, seems to follow the trajectory of death and destruction all too closely.'
#Dangerous is a beautifully written #Historical #Thriller, that NEEDS reading!
@essiefox.bsky.social #BookSky
#Dangerous is a beautifully written #Historical #Thriller, that NEEDS reading!
@essiefox.bsky.social #BookSky
Historical Gothic novel set in VENICE
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
'But then the bodies of women start to turn up, attacks upon the neck and The Vampyre, published under his name, seems to follow the trajectory of death and destruction all too closely.'
#Dangerous is a beautifully written #Historical #Thriller, that NEEDS reading!
@essiefox.bsky.social #BookSky
#Dangerous is a beautifully written #Historical #Thriller, that NEEDS reading!
@essiefox.bsky.social #BookSky
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THIS REVIEW!!
'And one of those characters is Lord Byron, exiled in the city, disgraced back home (a failed marriage, mounting debt and scandalous affairs) – he almost seems to follow in the footsteps of Casanova, seducing women at every turn.'
#LordByron #Dangerous
@essiefox.bsky.social
'And one of those characters is Lord Byron, exiled in the city, disgraced back home (a failed marriage, mounting debt and scandalous affairs) – he almost seems to follow in the footsteps of Casanova, seducing women at every turn.'
#LordByron #Dangerous
@essiefox.bsky.social
Historical Gothic novel set in VENICE
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
THIS REVIEW!!
'And one of those characters is Lord Byron, exiled in the city, disgraced back home (a failed marriage, mounting debt and scandalous affairs) – he almost seems to follow in the footsteps of Casanova, seducing women at every turn.'
#LordByron #Dangerous
@essiefox.bsky.social
'And one of those characters is Lord Byron, exiled in the city, disgraced back home (a failed marriage, mounting debt and scandalous affairs) – he almost seems to follow in the footsteps of Casanova, seducing women at every turn.'
#LordByron #Dangerous
@essiefox.bsky.social
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OH MY!
'The brooding, damp atmosphere is evocatively rendered in the capable hands of this author, offering a rich and textured backdrop, like a dark, velvet carapace enveloping the characters. Any visitor to Venice will have some sense of the ‘otherworldliness’
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
'The brooding, damp atmosphere is evocatively rendered in the capable hands of this author, offering a rich and textured backdrop, like a dark, velvet carapace enveloping the characters. Any visitor to Venice will have some sense of the ‘otherworldliness’
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
Historical Gothic novel set in VENICE
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
OH MY!
'The brooding, damp atmosphere is evocatively rendered in the capable hands of this author, offering a rich and textured backdrop, like a dark, velvet carapace enveloping the characters. Any visitor to Venice will have some sense of the ‘otherworldliness’
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
'The brooding, damp atmosphere is evocatively rendered in the capable hands of this author, offering a rich and textured backdrop, like a dark, velvet carapace enveloping the characters. Any visitor to Venice will have some sense of the ‘otherworldliness’
#Dangerous @essiefox.bsky.social
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Be transported!
'This novel transports the reader to early 19th Century Venice, when the Lagoon City is awash with illicit sexual encounters and ne’er do wells marauding through the city under veils of mist and darkness.'
OMG! What a wonderful review of
@essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous!
'This novel transports the reader to early 19th Century Venice, when the Lagoon City is awash with illicit sexual encounters and ne’er do wells marauding through the city under veils of mist and darkness.'
OMG! What a wonderful review of
@essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous!
Historical Gothic novel set in VENICE
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/historical-g...
Dangerous by Essie Fox
..and here it is, being read in Venice ☺️
@orendabooks.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Be transported!
'This novel transports the reader to early 19th Century Venice, when the Lagoon City is awash with illicit sexual encounters and ne’er do wells marauding through the city under veils of mist and darkness.'
OMG! What a wonderful review of
@essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous!
'This novel transports the reader to early 19th Century Venice, when the Lagoon City is awash with illicit sexual encounters and ne’er do wells marauding through the city under veils of mist and darkness.'
OMG! What a wonderful review of
@essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous!
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I will be in conversation with the wonderful @essiefox.bsky.social and talk will turn to vampires 🦇
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
Gothic Tales: Essie Fox in conversation with Amanda Mason - Whitby Lit Fest
Essie Fox’s debut novel, The Somnambulist, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of […]
whitbylitfest.org.uk
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I will be in conversation with the wonderful @essiefox.bsky.social and talk will turn to vampires 🦇
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
whitbylitfest.org.uk/event/gothic...
My new podcast, Talking the Gothic, now has 3 live episodes. Guests have been the authors @drtimrideout.bsky.social, @kateagriffin.bsky.social and Michael Stewart, who is also director of the Bronte Writing Centre. It's free. Please share with any lovers of the genre.
essiefox.substack.com/podcast
essiefox.substack.com/podcast
TALKING THE GOTHIC | Substack
Join Sunday Times Best-selling author Essie Fox as she delves into gothic realms - in books and music, art, and film.
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August 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My new podcast, Talking the Gothic, now has 3 live episodes. Guests have been the authors @drtimrideout.bsky.social, @kateagriffin.bsky.social and Michael Stewart, who is also director of the Bronte Writing Centre. It's free. Please share with any lovers of the genre.
essiefox.substack.com/podcast
essiefox.substack.com/podcast