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Linda Hamilton

@lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social
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She/Her. Writer of Historical Fiction & Gothic Horror. Feminist history nerd. Grad student at SHSU. THE FOURTH WIFE (Kensington) out now! Rep: Rach Crawford @ Wolf Literary

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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Glass Looker is part of Barnes & Noble’s Preorder sale, 9/9-9/11! This is your chance to get my next book for 25% off using code PREORDER25. One of the best ways to support an author is to preorder; it lets the bookstore know that readers want this book and to stock it in stores.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You can now add The Glass Looker on goodreads! www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So excited to share the book cover for THE GLASS LOOKER! I became fascinated with Sally Chase during deconstruction and wanted to explore the magical foundations of Mormonism through a feminist lens. I can’t wait for you all to read it! Preorder is up now too.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Glass Looker: “In an atmospheric blend of folk magic, Mormon mythology, real history, and Joseph Smith’s time in Upstate New York at the close of the Second Great Awakening, the bestselling author of The Fourth Wife reexamines the origins of Mormonism through an unapologetically feminist lens.”
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Read it! It’s highly enjoyable, very creepy, and the epic symbolism at the end is my favorite! #booksky
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
RUN to Kindle and Audible! The Fourth Wife is on sale this week! The Fourth Wife is a creepy Gothic horror about a Mormon polygamist family living in a haunted house in 1882 Utah. It’s spooky, historically researched, and a feminist tale of overcoming patriarchy.
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Turn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Linda Hamilton shares THE FOURTH WIFE, an affecting historical drama and gothic horror novel with deep roots in Mormon history, culture, and folklore. @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
New blog on why we need more Mormon horror: lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/we-need-mo...
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We Need More Mormon Horror
Horror is a way to pull back the veil on our dark past & generational traumas
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I just sent my paper for a conference to the panel moderator that’s a well-known historian in this field and I’m now suddenly certain every word of my paper is garbage.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Join me live on IG tonight to chat about my book, polygamy, Mormonism, Gothics, and more! Handle: @lindahamiltonwriter
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Working on my Mormon History Association paper on polygamy and the Gothic, and pointing out both Mr. Rochester and Brigham Young kept extra wives in the attic is both very amusing and horrifying.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Utahns, come to my book tour stops April 1st & 2nd to learn more about my spooky Mormon Gothic!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Join me on book tour for THE FOURTH WIFE, my creepy Mormon Gothic about polygamists in 1882 Utah living in a haunted house!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
THE FOURTH WIFE is officially out today!! Check your local bookstores for my spooky Mormon Gothic about polygamists in 1882 Salt Lake!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Barnes & Noble premium members have one last chance to save 25% on THE FOURTH WIFE before it releases on Tuesday, 3/31! Don’t miss out! One week left until publication 👀
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I’m looking through the Nauvoo Relief Society minutes trying to find a specific person for my thesis but getting way too distracted by the 1842 gossip. What “scandalous tales” were being told about Sister Brown to Sarah Cleveland?! (It was probably polygamy.)
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
More fun thesis research finds: Father charges his son $35 in his will for getting married at 20. Year 1841. I should note this man was Mormon and if Mormons today charged their kids for getting married before 21, a LOT of people would have to pay up 😂
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Genalea Barker @gcbwrites.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
And finally, Happy Valentine's Day from Mr. Thornton. Personally, I'd have never looked away in the first place. 😂😘
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Utahns & Mormons, I’m researching spooky or unexplained experiences on Temple Square. If you know a missionary who served there or an employee at the Lion House, I would love to be connected with them.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Just registered for this year’s Mormon History Associatoon conference! I’ll be presenting on the Gothic and ghosts of polygamy.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Join me tonight to chat about Mormon polygamy and my book, The Fourth Wife!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
My spooky Mormon Gothic is going on tour! Save the date!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The historical note is currently the longest chapter in my historical fiction book… I might be a nerd (and a grad student).
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I’m so excited to share that THE FOURTH WIFE is an @buzzbooksofficial selection! You can go download their official guide & read an excerpt from my book early! Go check it out: www.buzz.publishersmarketplace.com
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 06/01/2026
“Dora” Lovina Young Dunford Hagan loved her father, Brigham Young, the Mormon Moses, but she ultimately rejected polygamy and embraced Catholicism, living in conflict with other family members and Latter-day Saints until the end of her life.
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Commentary: Brigham Young’s Catholic daughter loved her father, loathed polygamy and lived amid conflict
“Dora” Lovina Young Dunford Hagan loved her father, Brigham Young, the Mormon Moses, but she ultimately rejected polygamy and embraced Catholicism, living in conflict with other family members and Latter-day Saints until the end of her life.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Making the pronunciation guide for all the weird Mormon names in my book for the audiobook narrator. I’m debating if “Zion” should sound Utahn or not.
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Jaimie 🎃 @jaimiehunter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Cheers! I couldn’t be happier to announce that my upmarket witchy romancery, my doofy but acrobatic golden retrievers, and I are all represented by the marvelous @elisasaphier.bsky.social at MacGregor & Luedeke Literary Collective. Let’s do this. ❤️❤️🔥
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
In 89 days, I’ll be a published author ❤️ Here’s to 2026!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Many people ask what’s the best way they can support my writing and debut book. The answer is preorders! They’re essential to a book’s early success. They show retailers that readers are excited about what I have coming and that my book is worth investing in.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
TURNED IN MY FINAL GRAD SCHOOL PAPER. (Next year I write my thesis)
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
“Wade should have been reported to police by someone in the long chain of church hierarchical authorities when the abuse first came to light. Their failure is a systemic issue that continues to place white men, their "repentance" and "good name," above child victims.” - @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social
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Does Jesus Love White Men More than Child Victims? - Exponent II Blog
If the church is literally Jesus and this is how abuse is handled systemically throughout the church, then Jesus cares more about white men than he does about children and victims.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Me, watching the Ken Burns American Revolution documentary and seeing a historian I recognize from grad school reading:
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a man in a yellow shirt is sitting on a couch holding a bottle and saying i know that guy .
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting on a couch holding a bottle and saying i know that guy .
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Fun fact about me: if there’s an opportunity to dress on theme, I’m taking it!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New post. It’s long past time to de-canonize D&C 132. lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/de-canoniz...
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De-Canonize Doctrine & Covenants 132
Why is relegating women into sexual objects to be possessed under threat of destruction still canonized scripture in 2025?
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Dave Calder @ldsfn.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 this week. IYKYK Verses not covered in the manual: 3-4 6-12 24-28 Everything past 40
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Few things are more humbling than a reformer Pilates class.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Never did I think that the hardest question I’d ever try to answer in grad school would be “when did the American civil war end.”
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Submitted my paper proposal for next year’s Mormon History Association conference! I’m taking the theme of “specters” very literally 👀
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A mediocre Mormon man commented on my recent blog post that “thankfully” only a couple hundred people saw my “sophomoric drivel.” Today’s IG stats for said post. It’s a few more than 200.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Any Mormon History Association scholars out there thinking about submitting a paper for MHA 2026 on a topic related to polygamy? We’re looking for someone to round out our proposed panel!
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Life of a Show Girl is the perfect album for the vibes I want right now—fun, happy, and a woman in her 30s ready to just speak her truth loudly.
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Jill Minor @jillsreads.com · 02/10/2025
We need more multiple-wives-in-the-middle-of-nowhere horror, judging from THE FOURTH WIFE. YIKES @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social -I actually felt suffocated! Coming March 31. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Currently panicking a little about signing books for the first time today and having no idea how I’ll sign them.
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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41. Here’s the President of the United States of America.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2025
Can't we just get healthcare
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
“Utah is literally the heart and soul of the LDS church; what happens there happens everywhere. That’s like saying the heart pumps poison but it’s fine if you’re the stomach.” @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social hits it out of the park again. (Also I’ve lived all over the country. Can confirm.)
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No, It's Not Just in Utah - Exponent II Blog
Mormonism isn't only problematic, orthodox, or weird in Utah.
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Linda Hamilton @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Trying my hand at dowsing rods at Sally Chase’s grave. No spirits or water detected. Or maybe my magic Mormonism DNA hasn’t kicked in yet
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