Jessie Burton is the multi-million best-selling author of four novels: The Miniaturist, The Muse, The Confession and The House of Fortune – all instant Sunday Times bestsellers. Her novels have been published in 40 languages.

The Miniaturist and The Muse were Sunday Times no.1 bestsellers in hardback and paperback, and New York Times bestsellers. The Miniaturist was the fastest selling debut of the 2010s, selling over a million copies in its year of publication. It was the UK’s Christmas no.1, National Book Awards Book of the Year, and Waterstones Book of the Year 2014. In 2017 it was adapted as a BBC One miniseries, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Romola Garai. The House of Fortune, the sequel to The Miniaturist, was also a Sunday Times no.1 bestseller.

Jessie’s first book for young readers, The Restless Girls, was published in September 2018. Medusa​, a YA novel, was published in 2021, and was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Hidden Treasure, Jessie’s first middle grade novel, will be published in March 2025.

Harpers Bazaar US and Stylist have published her short stories, and as a non-fiction writer she has written essays and reviews for The New York Times, Harpers Bazaar UK, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Elle, Red, Grazia, The Independent and The Spectator.

Jessie has also worked as a judge for literary prizes, including the Costa Book Awards, the BBC National Short Story Award, and The Articulation Prize in association with the National Gallery.

As of 2024, two adaptations of her work are in development: a screen version of The Confession, and a musical ofThe Restless Girls.