E O Higgins is a British fiction writer, podcaster, and performer.

Biography

Higgins’ first novel ''Conversations with Spirits'' was published in 2015, by Unbound an
Penguin
''Conversations with Spirits'' was shortlisted for

Edinburgh International Book Festival The Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) is a book festival that takes place during two weeks in August every year in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. Described as ''The largest festival of its kind in the world'', the festival hosts ...

’s ‘First Book Award’ the same year. Whilst attending the Festival, Higgins debated ‘fiction that blurs reality with illusion’ with Canadian novelist

Steven Galloway Steven Galloway (born July 13, 1975)
''Sydney Morning Herald'', Andrew Riemer, ...

, and performed a ‘

séance A séance or seance (; ) is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word ''séance'' comes from the French language, French word for "session", from the Old French , "to sit". In French, the word's meaning is quite general and mundane: one ma ...

’≈ at the Guardian Spiegeltent, in the guise of his comedy alter ego — ‘psychic

thaumaturge Thaumaturgy () is the practical application of magic to effect change in the physical world. Historically, thaumaturgy has been associated with the manipulation of natural forces, the creation of wonders, and the performance of magical feats th ...

’ — Laars Head. Higgins became a full member of the Crime Writers’ Association in 2015. As of 2017, Higgins has co-hosted the 'bad culture podcast' Hello Sh!te, with Marc Green. In August 2018, along with fellow novelists Patrick Kincaid and Paul Holbrook, Higgins founded the online, real-time film group The Film Crowd, to help raise awareness of people suffering from loneliness and social deprivation. The project has since garnered support — and ‘film curation’ — from actor and presenter Sir

Tony Robinson Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television sitcom ''Blackadder'' and has presented many historical documentaries, including the Channel ...

, comedian, actor and screenwriter

Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. Best known for his acting work on stage and screen as well as for co-creating television shows with Steven Moffat, he has received ...

, and author

Jonathan Coe Jonathan Coe (; born 19 August 1961) is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, '' What a ...

. In late 2019, Higgins wrote introductions and annotations on two classic comic novels fo
D'Ascoyne Press

The Diary of a Nobody
' by

George George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Gior ...

and

Weedon Grossmith Walter Weedon Grossmith (9 June 1854 – 14 June 1919), better known as Weedon Grossmith, was an English writer, actor, painter and playwright best known as co-author of ''The Diary of a Nobody'' (1892) with his brother, music hall comedian ...

and
Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal
' by

Roy Horniman Roy Horniman (born Robert Horniman, 31 July 1868–11 October 1930) was a prolific British playwright and novelist, most prominently active during the Edwardian era. He published many short stories and novels and wrote original plays, as w ...

. In July 2020, Higgins appeared on the
Backlisted
' literary podcast, to talk about ''

The Diary of a Nobody ''The Diary of a Nobody'' is an 1892 English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in '' Punch'' magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in ...

'' with authors John Mitchinson, Andy Miller, and

Laura Cumming Laura Cumming is a British journalist who is the art critic of ''The Observer'' newspaper, a position she has held since 1999. Before that she worked for ''The Guardian'', the ''New Statesman'' and the BBC. In addition to her career in journal ...

. In 2020, Higgins reprised the role of Laars Head; going on to write, perform and produce the comedy podcast
Laars Head's Supernormal
'. Since 2022, E O Higgins has been writing, hosting, and producing the weekly history podcast
The English Eccentric
'.

References

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