Gothic and Historical
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@laurasrobinson.bsky.social
Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author. Amazon #1 bestseller. 🇬🇧 Mantle, Pan-Macmillan 🇺🇸 Atria, Simon & Schuster Agent: Antony Topping @greeneandheaton.bsky.social https://www.laurashepherdrobinson.com/
@sjshank.bsky.social
Writer of the grim fantastic Dark Fantasy // Historical Horror 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒: http://mybook.to/Knave sjshank.com
@karlou72.bsky.social
UK book blogger at Hair Past A Freckle, book reviewer on Alfred FM. Primary school ELSA/TA https://linktr.ee/HairPastAFreckle
@lesleymcdowell.bsky.social
Author of CLAIRMONT @wildfirebooks.bsky.social 'Riveting, a clever portrait of a fascinating woman' Times 'Enthralling' Observer LOVE AND OTHER POISONS due July 2025 Repd by Ian Drury @sheilland.bsky.social ExJoycean Still Glaswegian she/her
@katiewardwriter.bsky.social
Neuroscience novel PATHWAYS, Fleet (UK 2024). Art novel GIRL READING, Virago (UK 2011). Award-winning author. katieward.co.uk #WolseyWriters creative writing at New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk wolseytheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
@jonathanfoyle.bsky.social
Researcher of ancient buildings and finder of new solutions for them. Immersed in the arts of the late Middle Ages. PhD, etc. Talking head in various media. Lecturer at the University of Bath. Gardens. Life.
@zoesomerville.bsky.social
Author, teacher, editor. From Norwich, live in Bath (I like a pretty city) Novels The Marsh House (2022) and The Night of the Flood (2020). zoesomerville.com
@lcwinter.bsky.social
Writer of historical gothic, pen name of Libby Cutts. Pro gardener for twenty years. Will mostly post pretty pictures and waffle about books, writing and cats. She/her Substack - https://substack.com/@lcwinterauthor Agent - Emily Glenister
@pimlicokid.bsky.social
Londoner. Pimlico born & bred. Francophile, Gooner Listens to Neil Young among others, reads Virginia Woolf among others, looks at Audrey Hepburn among few others. Wrote The Pimlico Kid, and Danny Boy - HarperCollins
@alexreeve.bsky.social
Award-losing author of the Leo Stanhope series of historical crime novels published by Bloomsbury. Rep’d by Carrie Plitt at Felicity Bryan Associates. Otherwise, an absent-minded Professor. Tries to be a good egg. Also enjoys a good egg. He/him.
@poetsarahdoyle.bsky.social
Poet, reader, mentor, workshop leader. Pre-Raphaelite Society Poet-in-Residence. Widely published, inc. pamphlets: Something so wild and new in this feeling (2021) and (m)othersongs (2023), V. Press. Kindness always. More at: sarahdoyle.co.uk
@suzieedge.bsky.social
Medical doctor/author mashup. Gory tales of human bodies in history and dead king juice. Books, TikToks, photographs and films.
@loudmouthkid62.bsky.social
Maura Lynch #HumanRights #CivilRights #Democracy #Books #Writers #Literature #Film #TV #Animals #Art #Birds #Culture #History #Nature #Photography 🔹You 0 Posts ⛔️ Followback 🔹I have no money for you 🔹Not a dating site so don’t hit on me in DM’s 🔹Be kind
@londonbessie.bsky.social
Writer type. Making it up as I go. 📖. #TheTwelve out now. Other books #TheIllusions #TheGifts & #Bearmouth. Fond of wanders. Lover of books, films, art & wildlife. Nerd.
@chadwickwriter.bsky.social
Best selling author of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages. William Marshal super-fan. Recovering chocaholic.
@readandburiedpod.bsky.social
Like crime stories, books and people talking about those things? This is the podcast for you. Hosted by Frankie.
@whusseyauthor.bsky.social
Award-winning author of the SCOTT JERICHO thrillers (KILLING JERICHO; JERICHO’S DEAD; BURYING JERICHO) and YA novels, including THE BOY I LOVE, BROKEN HEARTS AND ZOMBIE PARTS, and THE OUTRAGE among others https://linktr.ee/williamhusseyauthor
@alisonmorton.bsky.social
Writer of #histfic, #althist and contemporary #thrillers and any combination thereof. Also language nerd, historian, 'what if' explorer, Roman nut, wine drinker
@drrosalindwhite.bsky.social
Aspiring Time-traveller⏳ #SloaneLab 🔬🌿 Community Research Fellow @UCL, & Collections Assistant at Strawberry Hill House 🏰
@writerpolly.bsky.social
Author | The Vulpine | The House of Fever | This Tale is Forbidden | Vita & the Birds | The Illustrated Child | The Unravelling | https://linktr.ee/PollyCrosby
@kathlangrish.bsky.social
I write children's & YA fantasy novels, and moonlight as a folklorist. I blog at https://steelthistles.blogspot.com/
@davidfennell.bsky.social
Author. Crime: THE ART OF DEATH, SEE NO EVIL, THE SILENT MAN, A VIOLENT HEART. SciFi/Alternate History: the multi award nominated SLEEPER series. Founder/Director of Beyond the Book Festival. https://linkin.bio/davidfennell
@garethjohnbrown.bsky.social
International bestselling author of The Book of Doors from Transworld Books (UK) and Wm Morrow (USA). Human servant to two Skye terriers. Living near Edinburgh, Scotland. Agent: @harryillingworth.bsky.social
@cathokin.bsky.social
Writer of WW2 & Cold War fiction set in Berlin for Bookouture, reader of all kinds of things, Northener, likes 3 minute songs with loud guitars, everything is better with gravy or custard
@folklorethursday.bsky.social
#FolkloreThursday is a hashtag day for sharing folklore facts, and a website filled with articles! Founded by @deedeechainey.bsky.social & @willowwinsham.bsky.social.
@francesowen.bsky.social
Books, history, writing Editor, Historia magazine @historia-hwa.bsky.social, but not working while I'm here 2x judge for the HWA Gold Crown Award
@emreadsthebooks.bsky.social
Emma/Em (BookTwitter) Queer 🏳️🌈 Aries ♈ Read diversely/queer books/classics/contemporary Theatre lover (EDS/Endo/ASD) emmaviolet15@googlemail.com
@paradiselibrary.bsky.social
📚 Award-winning #book & #theatre critic. ✍🏻 #Writer querying my first novel. 🎭 Often pretend to be someone else on stage. 💻 Day job: global #marketing. All my links: https://linktr.ee/Paradise_Library
@authorbarbara.bsky.social
Barbara Copperthwaite: best-selling psychological thrillers. Barbara Havelocke: Gothic historical fiction. Owned by three dogs, Buddy, Scamp & Arty.
@jamiewestauthor.co.uk
The West End’s Murder Mystery Writer 🎭 Author and CWA member 🔎 I write murder mysteries set in 1930s theatre-land 📖 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 links.jamiewest.co.uk
@quackdoctor.bsky.social
Writer focusing on the history of medicine, especially patent remedies and fraudsters at thequackdoctor.com and thequackdoctor.substack.com Also co-host of literature podcast @shewrotetoo.bsky.social
@hazelgaynor.bsky.social
Award-winning NYT bestselling author, and show off. Yorkshire/lrish. https://www.hazelgaynor.com/ Events: https://linktr.ee/Hgaynor The Last Lifeboat (paperback) 25 April.
@unseenhistories.com
The Past, Fully Present. Find out about the very best new history books, read author interviews and long-form pieces by the world’s leading historians. https://www.unseenhistories.com/
@williamryan.bsky.social
Writing books, reading books, eating quickly, cycling slowly, standing on hands. Sometimes all at once.
@rnmorris.bsky.social
Writer of historical crime fiction and other things. Podcast scriptwriter on The Curious History of Your Home for Noiser. “Mesmerizing, repellent, bizarre, intelligent, dark, provocative… utterly fascinating…” Booklist
@neetschapman.bsky.social
Author of bestsellers 💛 THE VENICE SECRET 💌 THE FLORENCE LETTER 🌻 THE TUSCAN DIARY Publisher: Bookouture 📍Surrey UK https://amzn.to/3ES3oGy
@thebooktrail.bsky.social
Literary Locations and maps of books! Books set in a location are a great way to travel literary style or in real life. Match your next novel with a destination with The BookTrail - The Literary Travel Agency. ...
@davidhewson.com
Books n stuff. Venice, Rome, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dover. In 2025... back to Venice. Stay tuned. www.davidhewson.com
@kateagriffin.bsky.social
Small writer, big dreamer, jumping ship… Books: Kitty Peck series (Faber), Fyneshade (Viper) and The Blackbirds of St Giles (Simon & Schuster) Gothic at heart
@wyrdwednesday.bsky.social
Here's to spread the Wyrd - join us for a different theme every Wednesday! https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s3lw5wzsx7sjr2rmhraxnkvs/feed/wyrd-wednesday
@pipkazan.bsky.social
Sometime novelist: Philip Kazan. It’s better to burn out than it is to rust, and I wish somebody had told me that when I chose the rust option.
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether 🦚 📚 Broadcaster 🏳️🌈 Homosexual Linktr.ee/ajwest
@lizfremantle.bsky.social
I wrote a book, QUEENS GAMBIT, they made a film, FIREBRAND DISOBEDIENT on Artemisia Gentileschi SINNERS pre-order for July Rep: Alice Lutyens at Curtis Brown Londoner, dogs, films, Spurs, women, HWA 🏳️🌈 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/lizfremantle
@jackjewers.bsky.social
Filmmaker & writer. inVerse - six films about Shakespeare, out now. Debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys, also out now. The Winter Queen coming soon. Very partial to a roast potato. www.jackjewers.com
@emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social
Writes fiction & non-fiction, teaches, blogs @ This Itch of Writing https://linktr.ee/emmadarwinwriter
@alisonhennessey.bsky.social
Publishing Director of Raven Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Books. Lover of the gripping & the gothic, the contemporary & the cunning. Comprehensive school girl in literary world. Easily bribed with a chocolate orange.
@orendabooks.bsky.social
Indie publisher of bold, unforgettable international fiction, half in translation. Shortlisted IPG Best Newcomer 2015/16. CWA Crime & Mystery Publisher of the Year 2020. Nibbies Finalist Small Press of the Year. Visit us at www.orendabooks.co.uk.
@nydiawriter.bsky.social
Novelist. Sycorax out 27/02/25 pre-order now published by Quercus | A Girl Made of Air published by Quercus | Bowie fan | Chronic illness: RA | Cat friend.
@willcarver.bsky.social
Award-losing writer. Drinker. Non-preachy vegan. KILL THEM WITH KINDNESS, June ‘25.
@yearsofreading.bsky.social
I’m Clare, book blogger since 2017 and full time carer. Life is too short to read books you don’t love, so I don’t.
@dalegothic96.bsky.social
Professor of Gothic literature mainly posting about books, cake, horses and my cat Dickens.
@tripfiction.bsky.social
Love to travel? Love to read? TripFiction.com matches books with location See a destination through the eyes of an author
@dvbishop.com
Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, set in Renaissance Italy • CARNIVAL OF LIES out 26.05.25 • Buy my books: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
@sarasheridan.bsky.social
Writer. Mapped Scotland according to women's history. Also writes novels. Over-enthusiastic. She/her. YES. Insta:@sarasheridanwriter X: @sarasheridan
@sarahhilary.bsky.social
'Downright dangerous' (Mick Herron). Crime writer. SHARP GLASS out now. ND. She/her.
@rowancoleman.bsky.social
Sunday Times and NYT best selling novelist and screenwriter. Also Stella Hayward THE GOOD BOY coming 2025 Amateur quantum physics nerd. Loves Brontes. Loves Horror. Loves dogs. Am #ADHD #Dyslexic #Feminist she/her. Supports 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️rights fan of equality.
@emmaflint.bsky.social
Writer. Awkward but terribly keen. LITTLE DEATHS | OTHER WOMEN Books, history, coffee, cats, stories, gin 🐈⬛ 📚 Agent: Antony Topping Longlisted: Women’s Prize | CWA Gold Dagger | Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year | Guardian Not The Booker
@sophiehannah.bsky.social
Bestselling crime writer Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com) Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
@elspethcooper.bsky.social
Fantasy author (THE WILD HUNT QUARTET). Sword owner. Tea drinker. MS-haver. Damned scribbling woman. She/her. Find me at www.elspethcooper.com.
@markstay.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter and podcaster. https://markstaywrites.com/all-the-links/
@bars.bsky.social
The British Association for Romantic Studies supports the study of #c18th and #c19th literature and culture. https://www.bars.ac.uk/main/
@franceshardinge.bsky.social
Writer of downright odd children's/YA books. Hobbies include travelling, dressing in period costume and scuba diving. Addicted to volcanoes and trying new things.
@drangelabuckley.bsky.social
Crime historian and author. Victorian crime, police detectives and history of forensic science. New book: The Bermondsey Murder. Rep Past Preservers. Also languages, literature, genealogy and travel. FE College governor. http://drangelabuckley.substack.com
@ravencrime.bsky.social
Bookseller. Blogger. 💙📚 TBR pile that can be seen from space. Petrona Award 2025 Wildlife/ conservation 🐺 Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 http://linktr.ee/ravencrimereads
@ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
Still writing books... still drinking coffee... still making stuff up as I go along. The Woman in Suite 11 available to pre-order now at linktr.ee/ruthwarewriter Find me at ruthware.com
@helleborezine.bsky.social
Small press devoted to #FolkHorror, #folklore, #magic and the #occult in Britain. World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist. Founder/editor: @mjpcuervo.bsky.social. 🌍 Now shipping worldwide from www.helleborezine.com
@claremulley.bsky.social
Author of The #SpyWhoLoved (freedom), #WomenWhoFlewForHitler (but ended their lives on opposite sides of history), #WomanWhoSavedTheChildren (but didn’t like them much). #AgentZo (what a hero).
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
@judithflanders.co.uk
Crabby historian. Less crabby now blue skies beckon. She/her • Agent: Bill Hamilton, amheath.com
@romgothsam.bsky.social
Gothic lit and theology. Gothic romance. Queer Gothic. Lecturer in 19th Century Literature and Research Fellow on Byron. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'.
@sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Creative Writing. Burneys, book history, 18thc reading habits & naming practices. Novelist: MONSTER: A TALE coming from @northodoxpress.bsky.social in 2026. Maker of radio. Mother & carer. Yotam Ottolenghi superfan.
@ghostingdani.bsky.social
A Shiny Goth! Literary and horny. English PhD in Dallas. The Gothic, Victorians, Feminism, Foucault.
@lucyjanesantos.bsky.social
Specializing in the C19/C20, historian uncovering the hidden histories of how science & tech have transformed our lives, especially beauty practices. https://linktr.ee/lucyjanesantos_
@househistorian.bsky.social
Historian • author • speaker • TV consultant • presenter. Specialist in researching the history of houses. Otherwise known as Mel Backe-Hansen. Books incl. #AHouseThroughTime and #HouseHistories Rep #PastPreservers http://www.house-historian.co.uk/
@bookwormvaught.bsky.social
Author, Creative Writing & English teacher, entrepreneur, #Curae prize, editor, mum of 3 lads. Rep. @keslupo Maass Agency, NYC. Wilts, Wales, Southern US https://linktr.ee/bookwormvaught?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=00043ddf-6cad-43e1-8c8a-d89
@bertsbooks.bsky.social
Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB Email us on bert@bertsbooks.co.uk
@gregorynorminton.bsky.social
Yet another writer. Environmentalist. Lives in Sheffield. http://gregorynorminton.com/
@vulgarhistory.bsky.social
Feminist women’s history comedy podcast hosted by Ann Foster
@bigbeardedbookseller.com
a shambling lump of ennui with a beard, tattoos, and cat 📖 Reframing Women Printmakers 📖 How To Survive Camping 📚 91/52 http://www.bigbeardedbookseller.com https://www.instagram.com/big.bearded.bookseller
@icysedgwick.bsky.social
Host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast/blog. Researcher & writer for hire. Dark fantasy & Gothic author. Crafter. PhD in haunted house films.
@rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Historian (early modern & true crime). TV & Podcast producer / writer. Author - 1666: PLAGUE, WAR & HELLFIRE (out now), GOD’S THRONE: THE STUARTS 1603-1714 (currently writing). Director of HistFest. Host Killing Time podcast.
@mjpcuervo.bsky.social
Writer, editor, comms manager • Founder/ editor @helleborezine.bsky.social (World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist) • History, art, myth, mystery. 👩🏻 mjpcuervo.com/portfolio-page 📖 helleborezine.com
@hallierubenhold.bsky.social
Author of The Five, historian and a bit of TV. Story of A Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen’s Crime of the Century on bookshelves March 2025. https://linktr.ee/hallierubenhold
@emilybrand.bsky.social
Historian of the long 18thC, editor, genealogist. 📚 Book: The Fall of the House of Byron 📝 Writing about: Marie Antoinette’s ladies
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Historian of religion and belief | folklorist | Balticist | professional indexer | Lay Canon @stedscath.bsky.social | Tutor for Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education
@drjaninaramirez.bsky.social
Oxford historian, best-selling writer fiction & non-fiction, documentary maker, cat lover, vegetable grower, unrelenting optimist. Gotta lotta love to share.