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Marisa Linton @mlinton8

Historian of the French Revolution. Writer of history books. Writer of fiction. Winner of the Times/Chicken House Comp 2023. Rep'd by @Lucyirvine93 @PFDAgents

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Marisa Linton@mlinton8
22 Nov 2024
So thrilled and excited to see the official countdown begin to the publication of my first novel, The Binding Spell, on 8 May 2025
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Check out "Darkness in the Fields - Midwinter 2" eventbrite.co.uk/e/darkness-… @eventbritehelp

Darkness in the Fields - Midwinter 2

Join us for two days of online folk horror events, with workshops and interview from an exciting variety of writers in the genre.

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Circle of Shadows, my dark academia and gothic historical fantasy about a young woman who embarks on a dangerous investigation into an occult mystery, is out now. Published with Hodderscape
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How to draw on history to build your fantasy world curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/bl…
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Chicken House@chickenhsebooks
25 Sep 2025
Whether you're looking for warmth, wonder or a touch of seasonal spookiness, we've got a bunch of warm, cosy reads for you to fall in to.🍂 Check out our fav cosy reads via the link in our bio 🍄
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Owen Davies@odavies9
19 Sep 2025
The false 17th-C science of creating ghosts. PALINGENESIS. A fav topic. Take a living thing, burn it to ashes, grind it to the finest powder, then heat or nourish it. The image of the original would appear. Based on the idea that every molecule contained the imprint of the whole
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Thrilled to be speaking at this event and in such great company 🔥
Chicken House@chickenhsebooks
9 Sep 2025
Step into the shadows for an unearthly evening of YA Romantasy with authors Rosie Talbot, Ova Ceren and Marisa Linton! 🎃 Prepare to be lured by witches, entangled in dark curses, and swept into the ancient magic of celtic folklore if you dare . . . 👻➡️ loom.ly/uTJS530
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Delighted to be speaking at this event and in such great company tinyurl.com/fosup
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Delighted to be talking at this event on the supernatural and folklore in fantasy. And in such great company
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My historical fantasy novel, Circle of Shadows will be published in October 2025. It can currently be preordered with a 25 percent discount with Waterstones. A young woman becomes an occult detective in Edwardian Britain. Think Sherlock Holmes with a supernatural vibe
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Folklore of Scotland@StephenGeoRae
25 Jul 2025
'Ghilli Dhu' is a male faerie living in Scottish forests where birch trees grow in abundance, camouflaging himself in leaves and moss, and only coming out at night. He comes to the aid of lost children, but is wrathful with other trespassers. #faeriefriday #folklore #Scotland
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Melanie@ilovetoread28
20 Jul 2025
Treats for my daughter courtesy of @WaterstonesKids buy one get one half price! @mlinton8 (you’ll be pleased to know that my local Waterstones now has plenty of copies after you dropped in last week 😉! Both books sound perfect for my 13yo. ☺️💜
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So thrilled to hear that 😻
Melanie@ilovetoread28
20 Jul 2025
Replying to @ilovetoread28
Treats for my daughter courtesy of @WaterstonesKids buy one get one half price! @mlinton8 (you’ll be pleased to know that my local Waterstones now has plenty of copies after you dropped in last week 😉! Both books sound perfect for my 13yo. ☺️💜
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This is the cover reveal for my new novel. Circle of Shadows. An occult detective in Edwardian England investigates an ancient and deadly mystery.
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Marisa Linton@mlinton8
25 May 2025
Marisa Linton on becoming a fiction writer after sixty culturefly.co.uk/marisa-lint… via @Culturefly

Marisa Linton on becoming a fiction writer after sixty - Culturefly

Looking back, it seems inevitable that I would become a fantasy writer, right from when I read my first book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. My big sister and I were in our back garden.

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For 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.com
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Peters Fraser Dunlop@PFDAgents
8 May 2025
Happy publication day to Marisa Linton for The Binding Spell, her YA contemporary fantasy novel with folk horror elements!
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From Professor of History to Prize-winning Novelist: Marisa Linton's 'The Binding Spell' now published historyatkingston.wordpress.…

From Professor of History to Prize-winning Novelist: Marisa Linton’s ‘The Binding Spell’ now publ...

From professor of history to prize-winning novelist . . . During her career as a historian at Kingston University professor Marisa Linton became one of Britain’s leading experts on the French…

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ReadingZone
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16 May 2025
Our #BookoftheDay is The Binding Spell by Marisa Linton, winner of The Times / Chicken House Children's Fiction Prize. "Her writing is totally immersive and she easily transports the reader into her dark, witchy YA novel." Find out more, plus extract: 👉readingzone.com/books/the-bi…
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Unboxing copies of The Binding Spell, with help from my cat #teenchat #unboxing
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