Dr. Zoë Marriott
@zdmarriott.bsky.social
PhD, novelist, RLF Fellow at Uni of Lincoln & Lincoln Bishop Uni. Working class autistic spoonie. Aro/ace. She/they. Proud to be rep'ed by @agentkateshaw.bsky.social. THE MOONLIT MAZE 2025, from @headlinebooks.bsky.social. No dms pls.
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MY DEBUT HISTORICAL NOVEL IS OUT TODAY! 🥳🎂🎉
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
The Moonlit Maze is a 'deliciously atmospheric mystery' (Ruth Ware) & 'spellbinding love story' (reader review), filled with 1920s glamour, forbidden love, found family & a hint of a haunting (or is it?). Learn more in comments!
One of the strangest things about growing up in a dysfunctional family is how sometimes you tell a childhood story and everyone laughs. And sometimes you tell a childhood story & everyone stares at you in transfixed horror, at which point you realise: oh dear, that wasn't normal, was it? Oops.
January 31, 2026 at 8:58 AM
One of the strangest things about growing up in a dysfunctional family is how sometimes you tell a childhood story and everyone laughs. And sometimes you tell a childhood story & everyone stares at you in transfixed horror, at which point you realise: oh dear, that wasn't normal, was it? Oops.
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A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
On Accidentally Becoming Earnest
I have a dirty mouth.
kristiedegaris.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
A piece about earnestness, and what happens when you stop saving up goodwill and consider running up some irreverence debt.
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/on-acciden...
#Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #Women #Reading #Books
A lovely journo from the @grimsbytelegraph.co.uk interviewed me for this! Tl;dr - you can come along to Grimsby Waterstones between 11:00-15:00 on Sat the 24th to meet me, and I'll sign a book for you and give you free stuff! There might even be cookies! www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
Chance to meet Grimsby author for book signing at Waterstones
The Moonlit Maze is a "historical mystery with a hint of a haunting"
www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A lovely journo from the @grimsbytelegraph.co.uk interviewed me for this! Tl;dr - you can come along to Grimsby Waterstones between 11:00-15:00 on Sat the 24th to meet me, and I'll sign a book for you and give you free stuff! There might even be cookies! www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby...
The big day is finally here! THE MOONLIT MAZE MAZE makes its paperback debut today. Sundrenched 1920s glamour, spellbinding romance, and a ghostly mystery.
The past can hold you in its spell...
www.amazon.co.uk/Moonlit-Maze...
The past can hold you in its spell...
www.amazon.co.uk/Moonlit-Maze...
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The big day is finally here! THE MOONLIT MAZE MAZE makes its paperback debut today. Sundrenched 1920s glamour, spellbinding romance, and a ghostly mystery.
The past can hold you in its spell...
www.amazon.co.uk/Moonlit-Maze...
The past can hold you in its spell...
www.amazon.co.uk/Moonlit-Maze...
Just seen someone online complaining that HAMNET doesn't reflect the 'real' age gap between Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. In fact, Jessie Buckley is 7yrs older than Paul Mescal, so the film *perfectly* reflects how little difference that age gap would have made in real life, despite ppl's misogyny.
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Just seen someone online complaining that HAMNET doesn't reflect the 'real' age gap between Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway. In fact, Jessie Buckley is 7yrs older than Paul Mescal, so the film *perfectly* reflects how little difference that age gap would have made in real life, despite ppl's misogyny.
Please stop using the word 'Romantic' as a synonym for the word 'unrealistic', that is not what it actually means, signed someone with a PhD in What Romantic Actually Means.
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Please stop using the word 'Romantic' as a synonym for the word 'unrealistic', that is not what it actually means, signed someone with a PhD in What Romantic Actually Means.
"Oh my god you are so cringe."
Me: "Yay, that's what I was going for! Thanks!"
Me: "Yay, that's what I was going for! Thanks!"
January 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"Oh my god you are so cringe."
Me: "Yay, that's what I was going for! Thanks!"
Me: "Yay, that's what I was going for! Thanks!"
Hello, 2026! It is delightful to meet you. Please be filled with joy, safety, opportunity, connection and love. You can do it! We believe in you!
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Hello, 2026! It is delightful to meet you. Please be filled with joy, safety, opportunity, connection and love. You can do it! We believe in you!
Reposted by Dr. Zoë Marriott
“As a writer…you are the freest person that ever was.”
Don’t let genAI ever take away this freedom.
Don’t let genAI ever take away this freedom.
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“As a writer…you are the freest person that ever was.”
Don’t let genAI ever take away this freedom.
Don’t let genAI ever take away this freedom.
People talk a lot about how hard & gruelling doing a PhD can be - but I never see anyone talk about how, once it's really complete, you miss it. I'm ecstatic that I gradutated! But I also wish I could go back & do it again, this time with a bit more trust & confidence in myself & the process.
December 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
People talk a lot about how hard & gruelling doing a PhD can be - but I never see anyone talk about how, once it's really complete, you miss it. I'm ecstatic that I gradutated! But I also wish I could go back & do it again, this time with a bit more trust & confidence in myself & the process.
There is a US content creator - who I love - whose videos I found when I was first thinking about pursuing a PhD. She was, I think, in year two of her PhD then. I have now completed my doctorate. She's still working on hers. If I was in the US I would be DEAD, friends. Seven years! Yowch,
December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There is a US content creator - who I love - whose videos I found when I was first thinking about pursuing a PhD. She was, I think, in year two of her PhD then. I have now completed my doctorate. She's still working on hers. If I was in the US I would be DEAD, friends. Seven years! Yowch,
Little tip for Wes Streeting: if you want doctors to stop striking (& leaving this country in droves) stop insulting them. Try: 'We value & respect our doctors & feel very saddened that they've felt the need to take this action. We stand ready to return to negotiate with them at any time.'
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Little tip for Wes Streeting: if you want doctors to stop striking (& leaving this country in droves) stop insulting them. Try: 'We value & respect our doctors & feel very saddened that they've felt the need to take this action. We stand ready to return to negotiate with them at any time.'
Fellow Mint Aero fans - let my tragic tale be a warning to you. I bought a box of the Mint Aero Peppermint Mocha, followed the instructions exactly. Not only does this NOT taste like a Mint Aero, it doesn't even taste like mint or chocolate. It tastes of nothing but hot water (and disappointment).
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Fellow Mint Aero fans - let my tragic tale be a warning to you. I bought a box of the Mint Aero Peppermint Mocha, followed the instructions exactly. Not only does this NOT taste like a Mint Aero, it doesn't even taste like mint or chocolate. It tastes of nothing but hot water (and disappointment).
Reposted by Dr. Zoë Marriott
Good morning, please can you share this petition by @peatfree.bsky.social to end peat sales - all previous petitions were for the Conservative Government, and we're now close to making this law with Labour so peat habitat can never be used again actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Good morning, please can you share this petition by @peatfree.bsky.social to end peat sales - all previous petitions were for the Conservative Government, and we're now close to making this law with Labour so peat habitat can never be used again actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
When it comes to academic writing, I know very well that the 1st step is always to just GO. Splurt out all the incoherent, messy thoughts. Throw spaghetti at the wall.
Boy... have I succeeded today. Yep. That's a mess all right.
Time for a tea/toast break & reflective journalling, I think.
Boy... have I succeeded today. Yep. That's a mess all right.
Time for a tea/toast break & reflective journalling, I think.
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When it comes to academic writing, I know very well that the 1st step is always to just GO. Splurt out all the incoherent, messy thoughts. Throw spaghetti at the wall.
Boy... have I succeeded today. Yep. That's a mess all right.
Time for a tea/toast break & reflective journalling, I think.
Boy... have I succeeded today. Yep. That's a mess all right.
Time for a tea/toast break & reflective journalling, I think.
Reposted by Dr. Zoë Marriott
'We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon'
-Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail)
#BookWormSat
-Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail)
#BookWormSat
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
'We are like the herb which flourisheth most when trampled upon'
-Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail)
#BookWormSat
-Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
🎨Jan van Huijsum (detail)
#BookWormSat
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The Moonlit Maze just went on offer at 99p/c on Amazon! So if you'd like to escape the rain and darkness and explore a world of sundrenched 1920s glamour, forbidden romance and spellbinding family mysteries... grab it now! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8C5VT...
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Moonlit Maze just went on offer at 99p/c on Amazon! So if you'd like to escape the rain and darkness and explore a world of sundrenched 1920s glamour, forbidden romance and spellbinding family mysteries... grab it now! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8C5VT...
"Why?" I scream to the heavens, "Why won't anyone sell me a yoga vest with built in support? I don't want a crop top! I DON'T WANT A CROP TOP! Just give me a vest!"
"Lol. No," says the heavens (otherwise known as the internet). "Belly out or nothing, beyotch."
"Lol. No," says the heavens (otherwise known as the internet). "Belly out or nothing, beyotch."
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Why?" I scream to the heavens, "Why won't anyone sell me a yoga vest with built in support? I don't want a crop top! I DON'T WANT A CROP TOP! Just give me a vest!"
"Lol. No," says the heavens (otherwise known as the internet). "Belly out or nothing, beyotch."
"Lol. No," says the heavens (otherwise known as the internet). "Belly out or nothing, beyotch."
The Moonlit Maze just went on offer at 99p/c on Amazon! So if you'd like to escape the rain and darkness and explore a world of sundrenched 1920s glamour, forbidden romance and spellbinding family mysteries... grab it now! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8C5VT...
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Moonlit Maze just went on offer at 99p/c on Amazon! So if you'd like to escape the rain and darkness and explore a world of sundrenched 1920s glamour, forbidden romance and spellbinding family mysteries... grab it now! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB8C5VT...
Reposted by Dr. Zoë Marriott
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
Not into this new quick-change high jeopardy dance improv thing on 'strictly' at all. Far too stressful.
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not into this new quick-change high jeopardy dance improv thing on 'strictly' at all. Far too stressful.
Migraine woke me at 2am. Didn't get to sleep until after 5. Weird side effect of nighttime migraines: a random song plays over & over & over in my head, completely inescapable. Let's just say if I ever meet Sabrina Carpenter IRL I'll punch her in the face. Also, don't offer me espresso.
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Migraine woke me at 2am. Didn't get to sleep until after 5. Weird side effect of nighttime migraines: a random song plays over & over & over in my head, completely inescapable. Let's just say if I ever meet Sabrina Carpenter IRL I'll punch her in the face. Also, don't offer me espresso.