Melissa Westemeier

In homage to gothic fiction and Jane Austen’s Regency era, Nancy Bilyeau wrote a sequel to Northanger Abbey. Her new book celebrates every spooky, sinister Gothic trope, includes heaps of nerdy Easter eggs for history buffs, and gives readers a plucky older heroine to root for. The Heiress of Northanger Abby has a similar origin story to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, it was written as part of a challenge! During our conversation, Nancy expands readers’ appreciation for the Rege