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Hester Fox is a full-time writer and mother, with a background in museum work and historical archaeology. She is the author of such novels as The Witch of Willow Hall, A Lullaby for Witches, and The Last Heir to Blackwood Library. She lives in a small mill town in Massachusetts.

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	The Last Heir to Blackwood Library 3.37 avg rating — 18,338 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witch of Willow Hall 3.71 avg rating — 11,908 ratings — published 2018 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lullaby for Witches 3.60 avg rating — 8,629 ratings — published 2022 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widow Of Pale Harbor 3.48 avg rating — 4,051 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Orphan of Cemetery Hill 3.64 avg rating — 2,590 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Thorns 3.59 avg rating — 1,633 ratings — published 2024 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Magic Deep and Drowning 3.40 avg rating — 1,349 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted House Stories 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Kingdom of Mist and Mourning: A Novel 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — expected publication 2027 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Pale Blue Eye

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Loom and Spindle, or Life Among the Early Mill Girls

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Hester Fox liked Christine's review of A Kingdom of Mist and Mourning: "Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing, MIRA, and NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book. I LOVED this book and could not put it down. I love the way the story drew on mythology. Hester Fox sets such an eerie scene! The twists kept it fast paced in m" Read more of this review »
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“Read the book, and add what you learn from your own trials. Never stop learning. A lifetime is not long enough to gather up all the knowledge of our kind. That is why we pass it down.”
― Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall: A Chilling Gothic Mystery of Haunted Houses and Ancient Magic

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“Heaven truly was an untouched stash of books, just waiting to be opened and read.”
― Hester Fox, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

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“Yet at the same time I want to untether my heart, toss it up into the sky and let it take wing. There's a wildness here that, if nothing else, holds promise, possibility. Who needs society? What has it ever done for us?”
― Hester Fox, The Witch of Willow Hall

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January BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 move onto final poll

The Woman in the Library

by Sulari Gentill

6 votes, 18.2%

A Lullaby for Witches

by Hester Fox

6 votes, 18.2%

I'm Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy

6 votes, 18.2%

Look Closer

by David Ellis

3 votes, 9.1%

The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

3 votes, 9.1%

The Mothers

by Brit Bennett

3 votes, 9.1%

When We Were Birds

by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

2 votes, 6.1%

Peace Like a River

by Leif Enger

2 votes, 6.1%

When We Were Bright and Beautiful

by Jillian Medoff

1 vote, 3.0%

Lark Ascending

by Silas House

1 vote, 3.0%

33 total votes

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