What is the title of your latest release?
OUR WICKED GIFTS
What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
The black sheep of the magically gifted Winter dynasty falls for the boy determined to bring her family to their knees and must decide if the Winters are worth saving.
How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I was inspired by my old hometown of Henley-on-Thames in the UK. Every year, it hosts a famous regatta, and I absolutely love the outfits and the atmosphere. So I figured I’d set a book in a fictional version of the town, with added drama.
Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?
Nope, not a chance. Cicely tries to be a good person but she’s kind of…not.
What are three words that describe your hero?
Determined, desperate, conflicted.
What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Basajo is a type of Italian blue cheese soaked in wine.
Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
I edit as I draft, then rewrite the entire book when I’m done. It’s a chaotic process.
What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Sushi.
Describe your writing space/office!
I recently moved house, so for now my writing space is my kitchen table. I can write anywhere as long as it’s relatively quiet.
Who is an author you admire?
Andrew Joseph White
Is there a book that changed your life?
ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD by Kendare Blake. It was the book that made me realize I really wanted to write YA horror.
Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published). Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
I’d been sending my manuscripts to agents on and off for about 10 years and had almost given up when I met my agent through a writing competition. It wasn’t long before she was emailing me to say we had two offers from publishers. My general thoughts at the time were: “Really? Are you sure?”
What’s your favorite genre to read?
Horror.
What’s your favorite movie?
Ready or Not.
What is your favorite season?
Spring.
How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
I usually go out for a meal with my family.
What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
My writer friends Cynthia Murphy and Georgia Bowers have a Podcast called Delete My Browser History and it’s brilliant.
What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Thai.
What do you do when you have free time?
I like to explore creepy places and go for long walks in the countryside.
What can readers expect from you next?
More of the same - books about terrible people, magic and murder.
The daughter of a sinister magical family who made a deal with the devil must stop the man killing them off, one by one, in this deliciously dark fantasy thriller that’s House of Hollow meets Succession, laced with a kiss-or-kill romance.
This gorgeous hardcover edition features beautiful gold-patterned sprayed edges!
Cicely is the black sheep daughter of the powerful Winter family, who made a deal with the devil in exchange for riches and ruthless magic. Soren is the boy her family banished to the underworld. Their fates intertwine when Cicely's loathsome Uncle Dorian winds up dead at a masquerade ball.
Once overlooked for her lowly gift of discovering secrets, Cicely is now her family's only chance at survival, tasked with finding the killer before he takes out every last Winter. With time running out, Cicely narrows her sights on Soren, who she suspects is back for vengeance.
Yet the more Cicely investigates Soren--and gets to know him--the more she begins to question how much family loyalty is worth. After all, when it comes to being a Winter, one can have love or power, but rarely both...
Young Adult Fantasy [ Random House Publishing Group, On Sale: July 7, 2026, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9798217122080 / ]
Kathryn Foxfield writes dark books about strange things. She blames her love of the creepy and weird on a childhood diet of Point Horror, Agatha Christie and Dr Who. She writes about characters who aren’t afraid to fight back, but wouldn’t last 5 minutes in one of her own stories. Her first book GOOD GIRLS DIE FIRST was published by Scholastic UK in 2020. Kathryn is a reformed microbiologist, one-time popular science author, cat-servant and parent of two. She lives in rural Oxfordshire but her heart belongs to London.
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