The Author

Deborah Harkness is an accomplished academic and author. She's active on social media including Facebook and Twitter.

A longtime academic, Harkness has earned multiple degrees and awards for her scholarship. She has researched and published work on the history of magic and science in Europe, especially during the period from 1500 to 1700 BCE. Harkness currently teaches European history and the history of science at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She's also a fan of libraries and librarians!

Her career as a fiction writer began in 2008 when she wondered a single question: "If there really are witches and vampires, what do they do for a living?” And so A Discovery of Witches began. Just like Diana, Harkness asked the right question to work some magic. The All Souls Trilogy is now complete and each title has been a New York Times bestseller.*

She's also a wine blogger and, based on her social media pictures, a skilled foodie.

For her complete biography and more information, visit her website.

*This site was created when only the first three All Souls books were written.