Mediakit - Eloisa James

"A reigning queen of romance" - CBS Mornings

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Newsweek

Newsweek Highlights Eloisa’s Take on Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” →

Oct 16, 2025

Eloisa recently went viral for her breakdown of Taylor Swift’s new hit “The Fate of Ophelia”. She explores how Swift reframes Ophelia’s tragic story through a modern romantic lens.

The Review Geek

Born to be Wilde Named One of 10 Best Historical Romance Novels of All Time →

Feb 10, 2024

Eloisa's book, Born to be Wilde, appears alongside Julia Quinn's The Duke and I as one of the best Historical Romances of all time by The Review Geek.

Entertainment Weekly

Eloisa is Interviewed by Entertainment Weekly

May 20, 2020

Eloisa chats about the shy heroine of Say Yes to the Duke, "wilde" puns, and life in quarantine.

Fordham News

Shakespeare (and Eloisa) in Quarantine →

Apr 21, 2020

Eloisa discusses Shakespeare's life and a great work he likely created while in quarantine from the bubonic plague: King Lear.

Yale Magazine

Eloisa is Interviewed by her Alma Mater →

Dec 1, 2018

Eloisa shares how she met her husband, Alessandro Vettori ’95PhD, at Yale (He’s an Italian knight. For real) and why she started writing romance novels.

Goodreads

Eloisa talks about her “secret” life as a Shakespeare scholar →

Feb 11, 2019

To be, or not to be—for Eloisa James, the real question is, why not be both? With degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, she finds time to write bestselling historical romance novels while teaching Shakespeare at Fordham University.

Shondaland

Eloisa talks about the challenges of writing Born to be Wilde →

Oct 5, 2018

How a sensitivity reader helped romance novelist Eloisa James become more aware of her own blind spots, and made her determined to own her mistakes and grow.

Los Angeles Review of Books

Eloisa is Quoted by LARB Article →

Aug 27, 2018

A fascinating history of romance, and Eloisa appears—but as a scholar, not a writer!

The Mary Sue

Eloisa Brings Another Reader to the Romance Side! →

Aug 15, 2018

A contributor from The Mary Sue gave Too Wilde to Wed a chance and it changed her view of romance novels!

The New York Times Book Review

The New York Times reviews Too Wilde to Wed! →

Jun 1, 2018

The New York Times Book Review has reviewed Too Wilde to Wed!

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