The Wildes

A Novel in five acts

“Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly told… a treasure to read.”
— Andrew Sean Greer

“Witty, poignant, and richly imagined... A boldly audacious re-visioning of the martyrdom of Oscar Wilde, one which would have astonished Wilde himself.”
— Joyce Carol Oates

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.

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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

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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.

His reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Salon, and he is a contributing writer to the Washington Post Book World.

A former instructor at George Washington University, he was the chair of the PEN/Faulkner Awards and the author of the popular Downton Abbey recaps for the New York Times. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.

 
 

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:
Marisol Salaman
Algonquin Books
E: marisol.salaman [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.