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Kate van der Borgh @kvdborgh

Writer, between Leytonstone and The North. Debut novel AND HE SHALL APPEAR out now in the US, out on 16th Jan in the UK

Joined November 2008
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Kate van der Borgh@kvdborgh
5 Sep 2023
Really very chuffed to finally be able to share the news that my debut novel is out next autumn. A million thanks to the incomparable @hirosiepierce for finding this story its dream home with @4thEstateBooks thebookseller.com/rights/fou…

Fourth Estate snaps up debut novel from Van Der Borgh in four-way auction

Fourth Estate has snapped up the debut novel from Kate Van Der Borgh in a four-way auction.  

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Loved chatting to Stu about haunting stories 🖤💚💖 his podcast is cracking, give it a listen 👻
INT. STUART WRIGHT - DAY@Leytonrocks
12 Mar 2025
Burnley author @kvdborgh talks about writing her debut novel AND HE SHALL APPEAR (published by @HarperCollinsUK & shares 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life linktr.ee/stuartwright @CBGBooks
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Loved this chat! Any excuse to talk Ghostwatch 😱
P M Buchan@PMBuchan
22 Feb 2025
"I believed the whole thing and couldn’t sleep in my own room for days." @kvdborgh on Ghostwatch, horror that lingers, and why the best ghost stories are as sad as they are scary. Full interview in IF YOU GO AWAY: pmbuchan.substack.com/p/meet… #Horror #GhostStories #DarkAcademia
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Kate Griffin@KateAGriffin
28 Jan 2025
I’ve just finished #AndHeShallAppear by Kate Van der Borgh and all I can say is WOW! A genuinely creepy tale of magical malevolence involving a group of Cambridge undergrads orbiting a dangerously charismatic ‘star’ student. Shades of MR James meets Saltburn! Total shivers!!!
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Ah, this is so lovely! Thank you to @KateAGriffin for recommending the book and also to @_neilarmstrong for taking up the recommendation. Nothing makes me happier than hearing that someone has been inspired to listen to the enchanting music of Peter Warlock🖤💚💖
Neil Armstrong@_neilarmstrong
15 Feb 2025
Bought @kvdborgh's book #AndHeShallAppear after seeing this recommendation and Kate G was spot on. Secret History Satan Wants Me Carter Beats The Devil. Creepy and funny. Loving it. Has to be adapted for the screen. Even been inspired to check out the music of Peter Warlock.
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Thank you! Lovely to see
The_Secret_Bookreview@secret_bookblog
18 Feb 2025
✨✨ NEW BOOK MAIL ✨✨ The books in this week’s round-up are: 💌Determination by @itsmetawseef 💌And He Shall Appear by @kvdborgh 💌North is the Night by @emilyrathbooks Full review⬇️ thesecretbookreview.co.uk/po… Purchase link⬇️ uk.bookshop.org/shop/Secret_… #Determination #TawseefKhan #ContemporaryBooks #BonnierBooks #AndHeShallAppear #HorrorBooks #4thEstateBooks
Determination (Hardback) by Tawseef Khan held up in front of a book case filled with books.

ALT Determination (Hardback) by Tawseef Khan held up in front of a book case filled with books.

And He Shall Appear by Kate Van Der Borgh held up in front of a book case filled with books.

ALT And He Shall Appear by Kate Van Der Borgh held up in front of a book case filled with books.

North is the Night by Emily Rath held up in front of a book case filled with books.

ALT North is the Night by Emily Rath held up in front of a book case filled with books.

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Now out in the UK 👻
4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
16 Jan 2025
🪄 'As stunning as it is unsettling. A contemporary gothic masterpiece' @heykatyhays 🪄 In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold… AND HE SHALL APPEAR, @kvdborgh's dark academia debut with shades of Saltburn is out today!
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Genuinely beside myself to be on @TalkScaredPod - have been a fan for absolutely ages. Loved this chat, hope you do too 🖤💚💖
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Very excited about this
4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
14 Jan 2025
Replying to @kvdborgh
@KVDBorgh will be at @WaterstonesMCR this time next week to discuss her spellbinding dark academia debut AND HE SHALL APPEAR with Emma Hinds 🪄✨✒ Make sure to pick up your ticket before it's too late 🎟: ow.ly/8XBJ50UBgtT
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Feels mad that this is happening, but here we go 🖤💚💖
4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
13 Jan 2025
🪄 In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold… We are so excited that AND HE SHALL APPEAR by @kvdborgh is out this week! See below what readers are saying about this beguiling dark academia thriller ✨
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4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
8 Jan 2025
We are so excited that @kvdborgh will be at @WaterstonesMCR on January 21st to discuss her spellbinding dark academia debut AND HE SHALL APPEAR 🪄 Make sure to pick up your ticket before it's too late 🎟: ow.ly/8XBJ50UBgtT
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Waterstones Manchester Deansgate@WaterstonesMCR
7 Jan 2025
We are so excited to confirm that author #EmmaHinds will be hosting our event with #KateVanDerBorgh. Make sure to pick up your ticket before it's too late 🎟: waterstones.com/events/an-ev…
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Please come and see us 🖤💚💖
Waterstones Manchester Deansgate@WaterstonesMCR
2 Jan 2025
Replying to @WaterstonesMCR
To discuss her delicious new dark academia novel, #KateVanDerBorgh is with us on 21st Jan: #AndHeShallAppear is Saltburn meets The Secret History and we can't wait for you to read it!
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Curtis Brown Books@CBGBooks
2 Jan 2025
Very excited to see this @guardian review of And He Shall Appear by @kvdborgh -- a "darkly glamorous debut" publishing 16 Jan @4thEstateBooks theguardian.com/books/2024/d…

And He Shall Appear by Kate van der Borgh review – enjoyable dark academia

Whispers of the the occult, class rivalry and Elizabethan alchemy fuel a glamorous debut set in a Cambridge college

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4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
27 Dec 2024
The period between Christmas and New Year calls for decadent books, devoured whole by candlelight. Immerse yourself in #AndHeShallAppear by @kvdborgh, we'll be granting a limited number of @NetGalley Wishes today only. Make your wish here 🖤netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book…
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BookTrust
@Booktrust
17 Dec 2024
We are so excited to have the wonderful @mikebmann on the judging panel for our #BookTrustRepresents The Book That Represents Me competition! Schools, get all the info on the amazing prizes, the other judges, and how to enter here 👇 booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/…
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Michael Mann - NIGHTSPARK out now!@mikebmann
4 Dec 2024
It's US release week of #NIGHTSPARK in paperback! Here are some lovely US starred reviews 💫 and pics of the gorgeous US editions to celebrate... 👻☁️ #ghostcloud @KirkusReviews @PublishersWkly @peachtreepub @HachetteKids
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Electric Literature@ElectricLit
31 Oct 2024
Close out spooky season with these eerie books that center the bewitching power of music (@kvdborgh) buff.ly/40pq9y7
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4th Estate Books@4thEstateBooks
8 Nov 2024
The nights are drawing in and a new dark obsession beckons... We're granting @NetGalley Wishes for #AndHeShallAppear by @kvdborgh, may we suggest you make yours now? 👇🏾 netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book…
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Have been very excited about this. So excited in fact that we got the wrong date and showed up at the Albert Hall last week. Take 2 this evening
Tom Holland
@holland_tom
18 Oct 2024
To @RoyalAlbertHall, there to prep for tonight's live @TheRestHistory on MOZART & BEETHOVEN!

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LOVE this 🖤💚💖 thank you @RachelMayQuin x x
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