Hermione Eyre is the author of the acclaimed historical novel, VIPER WINE. She was born in London and read English at Hertford College, Oxford. She lives in London with her husband and daughter. As a journalist, Hermione specializes in long-form interviews and has published more than 100 cover stories. Her interviewees include actors Carey Mulligan, Juliette Binoche and Robert Pattinson, and artists Howard Hodgkin, Grayson Perry and Gilbert and George. She once defended Joanna Lumley and Jonathan Miller from a gunman during an interview. For seven years she was a staff writer on the Independent on Sunday, where she was appointed TV critic at the age of 27. She is now freelance, contributing to publications including The Times, Independent, Financial Times, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, Christie's Magazine, and the London Evening Standard Magazine, where she is Contributing Editor. In 2005 she co-wrote, with the legendary author William Donaldson, The Dictionary of National Celebrity (Orion, 2005). She has reported for Night Waves (BBC R3) and appeared as a guest on Woman’s Hour (BBC R4).
VIPER WINE was shortlisted for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.