Author of The Binding Spell. Historian of the French Revolution. Writer of history books. Writer of fiction. Winner of the Times/Chicken House Comp 2023. Rep'd by Lucy Irvine at PFD @lucyirvine93.bsky.social marisalinton.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3m2tdjul3bs24Circle of Shadow, my dark academia and gothic historical fantasy about a young woman who embarks on a dangerous investigation into an occult mystery is out now with Hodderscape.10 Oct 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tdjul3bs24https://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3m2phtjhedc2jI had such a fun time speaking at this! All things folklore and folk horror! And met some great people 🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2phtjhedc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lydzbyquck2yExcited to be speaking at this event and in such great company tinyurl.com/fosup https://tinyurl.com/fosup08 Sep 2025 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydzbyquck2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3ly22fbtrh222Thrilled to be talking on this panel about the supernatural and folklore in fantasy. And in such great company 🔥04 Sep 2025 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly22fbtrh222https://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lv2p2bdzd22kMy historical fantasy novel, Circle of Shadows will be published in October 2025. It’s currently available to preorder with a 25 percent discount with Waterstones. A young woman becomes an occult detective in Edwardian Britain. Think Sherlock Holmes with a supernatural vibe28 Jul 2025 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2p2bdzd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3ltm3gps2p22qThrilled to see this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltm3gps2p22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3ls2vzhqp4k2iThis is the cover reveal for my new novel. Circle of Shadows. An occult detective in Edwardian England investigates an ancient and deadly mystery.20 Jun 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2vzhqp4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lqp55krao22oFor anyone who wants to know more about my books and forthcoming books - both fiction and history - along with my historical consultancy, you can see more on my website: marisalinton.com03 Jun 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqp55krao22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lpcmej2xjs2iThe Binding Spell, my prize-winning Young Adult fantasy is published now. It’s available in bookshops and online.16 May 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcmej2xjs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3ln3khpxxc22wThe Binding Spell - three weeks to publication. It can be preordered anywhere. Witches, ghosts, an archaeological dig, and a creeping mystery.18 Apr 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3khpxxc22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3llotrit3us2gPlacard carried at the protests in Sakarya, Turkey.. The text on it says: “The Prosecutor We Need”.31 Mar 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3llotrit3us2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lkodohk5lc26If you like folk horror, witchcraft and a burning romance, The Binding Spell is out on 8 May, and is available to preorder now.18 Mar 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkodohk5lc26https://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lk4hrydzjk2sLong ago I had an idea for a dark fairy tale with a modern edge. The story haunted me. Now, many years, many words, and one life-changing competition later, here it is - The Binding Spell.11 Mar 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4hrydzjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lk2dnzj4s22rSo excited to see first copies of The Binding Spell going out! I haven’t actually seen a physical copy. So doesn’t quite feel real to me yet. Mine got lost in the post 😳But @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social are sending me another one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2dnzj4s22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lja4uydrrs2vIn this profile I talk about my forthcoming books and the tradition of fantasy writing that's inspired me, [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lja4uydrrs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lipdo3yrh22vDelighted to be a member of the British Fantasy Society [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipdo3yrh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lhiqrsi7bc2tThis looks such a fun read. Many congratulations! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhiqrsi7bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lg6wwzuyr22xGreat to see Frances Hardinge on this list [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6wwzuyr22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lczfgqi3ws2iThis looks beautiful! Congratulations Sanam and Sara. A great achievement! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2024 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczfgqi3ws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lbz57qid5s2lWrong link. This one should work: https://h-france.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/H-France-Salon-Volume-16-Issue-5-2.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz57qid5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lbwh42c6pc2yAs well as writing about Robespierre and other Jacobin leaders of the French Revolution, I'm interested in the women who outlived them. Here’s my take on two of them: Charlotte Robespierre and Élisabeth Le Bas, their lives and contribution to a contested memory. https://h-france.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/H-France-Salon-Volume-16-Issue-5-2.pdf27 Nov 2024 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwh42c6pc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lbosiccfms2zSo thrilled to announce the publication of my first novel. The Binding Spell is a young adult contemporary fantasy, full of dark academia, folk horror and the supernatural. In 2023 it won the Times/Chicken House competition. It will be published by Chicken House on 8 May 202524 Nov 2024 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbosiccfms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlinton.bsky.social/post/3lbosiccfms2zSo thrilled to announce the publication of my first novel. The Binding Spell is a young adult contemporary fantasy, full of dark academia, folk horror and the supernatural. In 2023 it won the Times/Chicken House competition. It will be published by Chicken House on 8 May 202524 Nov 2024 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:de72qguedeqljpcjdfq5pkbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbosiccfms2z