Kate Summerscale

Kate Summerscale’s number one bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and was adapted into a major ITV drama. The Wicked Boy won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and The Haunting of Alma Fielding was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Her most recent book, The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions, was a Times Books of the Year.

Past Events

London Library Lit Fest: Science & Miscellaneous 5x15

The London Library, SW1Y
The London Library, SW1Y
Event Featuring

To celebrate the London Library’s weird and wild heart, we've brought together five acclaimed speakers to share stories inspired by the Science and Miscellaneous section.