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J.B. Fox Press Kit
Media contact: jbfoxbooks@gmail.com Website: https://jbfoxbooks.pages.dev
At a glance
J.B. Fox is a Kentucky writer of dark Appalachian and European folk tales, dramatic historical fiction drawn from true events, legendary figures and more. His catalog of more than 50 books runs from the Kentucky frontier and the Civil War to folk horror, satire and modern psychological suspense. His books are available in ebook and print from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Google Play and other retailers.
Media & Appearances
J.B. Fox is available for:
- Interviews: newspaper, magazine and radio, by phone, video call or in person
- Press features: profiles, Q&As and written interviews
- Readings, and library and bookstore events
- Book signings, including paid or hosted signings
Send interview, booking and event requests to jbfoxbooks@gmail.com.
New releases (October 2026)
- NOT CASE XX: The Life and Times of W.R. Case and Sons Knives. Little Valley, New York, 1911. A stolen steel die puts a trusted family name on counterfeit blades, and fire tears through the works. A historical novel of fathers, sons and the name stamped on every blade.
- King of the Dead: The True Story of Lexington's Gravedigger King. In the cholera year, the doctors, the preachers and even the gravediggers flee Lexington. The town drunk, William "King" Solomon, stays and buries the town that turned its back on him.
- Head of the House: The Darkness That Lingers in the Bluegrass. A traveling Bible man knocks at the wrong door and is asked to carry Ada Pike upstairs, to a shelf of shallow cradles where every face is hungry. Southern folk Gothic horror.
- The Barren Faith: The Shakers of Pleasant Hill, KY. Pleasant Hill, 1855. Raised by the Shakers, Thomasin Pruitt must sign the Covenant and stay, or walk out the gate to the mother who gave her away.
Selected catalog
- Good Rebel Soil: the last confession of Champ Ferguson, a novel of the Civil War, Appalachia and America's first war crimes trial
- That Odd Fellows Circus Murder: a historical mystery from the true story of race and justice at Crab Orchard Springs, 1881
- Kentucky Cannibal: the life and times of Boone Helm
- Big & Little Harpe's Hell on Wilderness Road: the historical novel of America's first serial killers
- Milk and Cornbread: an Appalachian folk horror novel built on the old belief that a snake could charm a lonely child
- The Dog Eats First: a folk horror novel of winter hunger and terrible bargains
- Haint Blue Porch: tales of motherhood, loss and the color that keeps ghosts out
- Acoustic Kitty: the CIA's secret spy-cat program, as a novel
- God's Customer Service Department: a dark comedy. Your call is important to us.
The full catalog, with store links, is at https://jbfoxbooks.pages.dev/books.html
Bios
Short (about 40 words): J.B. Fox is a Kentucky writer of dark Appalachian and European folk tales, dramatic historical fiction drawn from true events, legendary figures and more. His recent books include NOT CASE XX, King of the Dead, Head of the House and The Barren Faith.
Long: J.B. Fox is a Kentucky writer who works across genres: dark Appalachian and European folk tales, dramatic historical fiction drawn from true events, legendary figures and more. His books take readers from the Kentucky frontier and the Civil War to Shaker villages, cholera-year towns, factory floors and haunted hollows, along with satires and psychological thrillers set in the present day. He is an independent author with more than 50 books in print and ebook.
Assets available on request
High-resolution cover images, an author photo, review copies (ebook or print) and this press kit. Write to jbfoxbooks@gmail.com.