Jess appeared on the Robert Elms show today to discuss hoarding and her characters Maud and Mr Flood from The Hoarder. Jump to 1hr 8min: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p062btlc
US TOUR – 29 April – 6 May
I’m delighted to be embarking on a US book tour to introduce Mr Flood’s Last Resort to new readers in Canada and the US. I’ll be visiting Toronto, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle and Portland. See the Events section of the site and check out my twitter for updates: @jesskiddherself
The Hoarder, launch 31 Jan
I’m delighted to let you know that together with my publishers Canongate I’ll be launching The Hoarder on Wednesday 31 January at the lovely Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop in Noting Hill, tickets are free but you need to book: https://www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/product/jess-kidd-hoarder/
May 8, 2016 – Canongate acquire ‘original and darkly chilling debut’
Louisa Joyner, editorial director of fiction, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to two books by Jess Kidd from Susan Armstrong at Conville & Walsh. The first book is Himself, described as “by turns blackly humorous, mysterious and darkly chilling”. Read more on the The Book Seller