The Wildes

A Novel in five acts

“Witty, poignant, and richly imagined”
— Joyce Carol Oates

“Louis Bayard has outdone himself with this brilliant novel.”
— Angie Kim

In this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde’s wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love.

 
 

The Pale Blue Eye

The film adaptation of Louis Bayard's The Pale Blue Eye is now streaming on Netflix!

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Books by Louis Bayard

 

About Louis Bayard

In the words of the New York Times, Louis Bayard “reinvigorates historical fiction,” rendering the past “as if he’d witnessed it firsthand.”

His acclaimed novels include The Pale Blue Eye, adapted into the global #1 Netflix release starring Christian Bale, Jackie & Meranked by the Washington Post as one of the top novels of 2022, the national bestseller Courting Mr. Lincoln, Roosevelt's Beast, The School of Night, The Black Tower, and Mr. Timothy, as well as the highly praised young-adult novel, Lucky Strikes.

A New York Times Notable author, he has been nominated for both the Edgar and Dagger awards, and his story, “Banana Triangle Six,” was chosen for The Best American Mystery Stories.

His reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and Salon.

An instructor at George Washington University, he is the chair of the PEN/Faulkner Awards and was the author of the popular Downton Abbey recaps for the New York Times.

His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.

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Contact Louis Bayard

FOR LITERARY INQUIRIES:
Dan Conaway
Writers House
P: 212-696-3825
E: dconaway [at] writershouse.com

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES, BOOKSTORE EVENTS, BOOK CLUBS:
Michael McKenzie
Algonquin Books
E: michael.mckenzie [at] hbgusa.com

Katrina Tiktinsky
Algonquin Books
E: katrina.tiktinsky [at] hbgusa.com

FOR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Ashley Himes
Hachette Speakers Bureau
E: ashley.himes [at] hbgusa.com

To contact Louis directly, please use the below form.