Anna Mazzola
@annamazz.bsky.social
Writer. Very small. Books normal size. THE CLOCKWORK GIRL, BOOK OF SECRETS etc. Writes thrillers as Anna Sharpe.
Also a criminal justice lawyer and a dark history geek.
Also a criminal justice lawyer and a dark history geek.
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Happy New Year! I’m starting as I mean to continue. X
January 1, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Happy New Year! I’m starting as I mean to continue. X
In case anyone else is feeling chaotic at this time of year, I just had to rummage through my own bins with a torch looking for the Christmas present I bought for my sister and which I think I must have trashed
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In case anyone else is feeling chaotic at this time of year, I just had to rummage through my own bins with a torch looking for the Christmas present I bought for my sister and which I think I must have trashed
It’s a fairytale town, isn’t it? How’s a fairytale town not somebody’s fucking thing?
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It’s a fairytale town, isn’t it? How’s a fairytale town not somebody’s fucking thing?
Merry Christmas.
🔴 BREAKING: David Walliams has been dropped by his publisher following an investigation by The Telegraph into inappropriate behaviour towards young women.
Read more here ⬇
www.telegraph.co.uk/bluesky-tmg/david-walliams-harper-collins/
Read more here ⬇
www.telegraph.co.uk/bluesky-tmg/david-walliams-harper-collins/
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Merry Christmas.
Announcing my favourite books of 2025!
It’s been a hard year for most writers and seeing all the ‘books of the year’ lists can be a bit depressing if you’re not on them. But you are all my books of the year, regardless of whether you’ve got an agent or got published. It’s a random business.
It’s been a hard year for most writers and seeing all the ‘books of the year’ lists can be a bit depressing if you’re not on them. But you are all my books of the year, regardless of whether you’ve got an agent or got published. It’s a random business.
December 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Announcing my favourite books of 2025!
It’s been a hard year for most writers and seeing all the ‘books of the year’ lists can be a bit depressing if you’re not on them. But you are all my books of the year, regardless of whether you’ve got an agent or got published. It’s a random business.
It’s been a hard year for most writers and seeing all the ‘books of the year’ lists can be a bit depressing if you’re not on them. But you are all my books of the year, regardless of whether you’ve got an agent or got published. It’s a random business.
If you were wondering how small I am, this is me with a normal sized bottle of wine.
December 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you were wondering how small I am, this is me with a normal sized bottle of wine.
Is this not how you do it?
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Is this not how you do it?
If they did end of year wrap-ups for writers:
You wrote 100,000 words in 2025!
You deleted 75,000 of them!
You cried 49 times!
Your #1 phrase was: ‘She raised her eyebrows’
Your Year was defined by average sales, alcohol and mild desperation!
You wrote 100,000 words in 2025!
You deleted 75,000 of them!
You cried 49 times!
Your #1 phrase was: ‘She raised her eyebrows’
Your Year was defined by average sales, alcohol and mild desperation!
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If they did end of year wrap-ups for writers:
You wrote 100,000 words in 2025!
You deleted 75,000 of them!
You cried 49 times!
Your #1 phrase was: ‘She raised her eyebrows’
Your Year was defined by average sales, alcohol and mild desperation!
You wrote 100,000 words in 2025!
You deleted 75,000 of them!
You cried 49 times!
Your #1 phrase was: ‘She raised her eyebrows’
Your Year was defined by average sales, alcohol and mild desperation!
New cover! My first Anna Sharpe thriller, NOTES ON A DROWNING, is out in paperback in Jan. Two determined women, a deadly-up. ‘A brilliantly-pacy page-turner with a deeply compassionate centre.’ - The Express.
Pre-order here and secure my endless devotion plus a book: geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
Pre-order here and secure my endless devotion plus a book: geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New cover! My first Anna Sharpe thriller, NOTES ON A DROWNING, is out in paperback in Jan. Two determined women, a deadly-up. ‘A brilliantly-pacy page-turner with a deeply compassionate centre.’ - The Express.
Pre-order here and secure my endless devotion plus a book: geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
Pre-order here and secure my endless devotion plus a book: geni.us/NotesOnADrow...
Reposted by Anna Mazzola
Inspired by @annamazz.bsky.social at WhitbyLitfest I have just finished this and it is*so* good.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Inspired by @annamazz.bsky.social at WhitbyLitfest I have just finished this and it is*so* good.
PLEASE DO NOT ASK STAFF WHERE DRACULA’S GRAVE IS THERE ISN’T ONE.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
November 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
PLEASE DO NOT ASK STAFF WHERE DRACULA’S GRAVE IS THERE ISN’T ONE.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
Iconic sign from St Mary’s Church next to Whitby Abbey. I love that people think Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a real person/vampire who lived and died in Whitby.
The Book of Secrets, winner of the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of 2025, is 99p on kindle for a limited time.
Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome.
www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...
Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome.
www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Book of Secrets, winner of the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of 2025, is 99p on kindle for a limited time.
Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome.
www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...
Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome.
www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...
Happy Halloween, witches! Remember to hold tight to your horse or goat when riding to the meet tonight.
Frenzy of Exultations, 1893, by Władysław Podkowiński, and Witches Going to Their Sabbath, 1878, by Luis Ricardo Falero.
#happyhalloween
Frenzy of Exultations, 1893, by Władysław Podkowiński, and Witches Going to Their Sabbath, 1878, by Luis Ricardo Falero.
#happyhalloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Happy Halloween, witches! Remember to hold tight to your horse or goat when riding to the meet tonight.
Frenzy of Exultations, 1893, by Władysław Podkowiński, and Witches Going to Their Sabbath, 1878, by Luis Ricardo Falero.
#happyhalloween
Frenzy of Exultations, 1893, by Władysław Podkowiński, and Witches Going to Their Sabbath, 1878, by Luis Ricardo Falero.
#happyhalloween
Thrills, chills, possibly spills (of wine) this Thursday. Join us at Waterstones Greenwich for a drink and a chat. @nadinematheson.com @holly.bsky.social
Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/thril...
Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/thril...
October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thrills, chills, possibly spills (of wine) this Thursday. Join us at Waterstones Greenwich for a drink and a chat. @nadinematheson.com @holly.bsky.social
Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/thril...
Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/thril...
Didn’t do it again though, did he?
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Didn’t do it again though, did he?
Reposted by Anna Mazzola
NEW
Award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola recommends five fabulous works of fiction that bring to life the impact of crimes in historical settings, from Victorian Britain to 18th-century Jamaica.
@annamazz.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
Award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola recommends five fabulous works of fiction that bring to life the impact of crimes in historical settings, from Victorian Britain to 18th-century Jamaica.
@annamazz.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
The Best Historical Crime Novels
Award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola recommends five historical crime novels that are all great works of fiction
fivebooks.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW
Award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola recommends five fabulous works of fiction that bring to life the impact of crimes in historical settings, from Victorian Britain to 18th-century Jamaica.
@annamazz.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
Award-winning novelist Anna Mazzola recommends five fabulous works of fiction that bring to life the impact of crimes in historical settings, from Victorian Britain to 18th-century Jamaica.
@annamazz.bsky.social @margaretatwood.bsky.social
fivebooks.com/best-books/t...
Unsolicited writing advice from someone who's just regained their writing mojo:
Stop worrying about the market. Just write something you think is fascinating.
If you can, distance yourself from people who sap your confidence about your writing and yourself.
Celebrate every achievement.
Stop worrying about the market. Just write something you think is fascinating.
If you can, distance yourself from people who sap your confidence about your writing and yourself.
Celebrate every achievement.
September 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Unsolicited writing advice from someone who's just regained their writing mojo:
Stop worrying about the market. Just write something you think is fascinating.
If you can, distance yourself from people who sap your confidence about your writing and yourself.
Celebrate every achievement.
Stop worrying about the market. Just write something you think is fascinating.
If you can, distance yourself from people who sap your confidence about your writing and yourself.
Celebrate every achievement.
BEST ONE YET GUYS
September 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
BEST ONE YET GUYS
Me at the beginning of the school holidays: We are going to clear out the house and learn new languages!
Me at the end of the holidays: [crying] if you stop screaming and hitting each other I’ll give you your third packet of haribo gummy bears
Me at the end of the holidays: [crying] if you stop screaming and hitting each other I’ll give you your third packet of haribo gummy bears
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Me at the beginning of the school holidays: We are going to clear out the house and learn new languages!
Me at the end of the holidays: [crying] if you stop screaming and hitting each other I’ll give you your third packet of haribo gummy bears
Me at the end of the holidays: [crying] if you stop screaming and hitting each other I’ll give you your third packet of haribo gummy bears
I love how Jellycat have run out of things do make cute toy versions of so are going ever more off piste: an egg with a wedding veil. Vampire frog. An exploded eye ball. A tongue. Toilet duck. Pat Sharp’s hair.
August 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I love how Jellycat have run out of things do make cute toy versions of so are going ever more off piste: an egg with a wedding veil. Vampire frog. An exploded eye ball. A tongue. Toilet duck. Pat Sharp’s hair.
Brains of BlueSky: can you think of stories about lost or stolen treasures or artefacts? Book, film, TV, whatever. The gems. Thank you kindly.
August 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Brains of BlueSky: can you think of stories about lost or stolen treasures or artefacts? Book, film, TV, whatever. The gems. Thank you kindly.
This is barmy. Lindsey Fitzharris is an incredible historian and UK citizen and the Home Office won’t let her back in despite having the correct docs. She has also been battling cancer. Pls email public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk and spread the word.
The brilliant @lmbd1418.bsky.social has suggested people write to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper re: my case. If you could spare five minutes, she's created a draft letter which you can use to send to coopery@parliament.uk. I appreciate everyone's support. ❤️
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is barmy. Lindsey Fitzharris is an incredible historian and UK citizen and the Home Office won’t let her back in despite having the correct docs. She has also been battling cancer. Pls email public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk and spread the word.
Burglar Bill. The Jolly Postman. Each Peach. I can still recite it off my heart. What a legacy Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg have left. Janet died in 1994. Allan has just died, aged 87. Clever, funny, wise books that both I and my kids loved. Which was your favourite? I think Burglar Bill was mine
August 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Burglar Bill. The Jolly Postman. Each Peach. I can still recite it off my heart. What a legacy Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg have left. Janet died in 1994. Allan has just died, aged 87. Clever, funny, wise books that both I and my kids loved. Which was your favourite? I think Burglar Bill was mine
Reposted by Anna Mazzola
A vivid and compelling historical thriller set in 1659 Rome.
Men are dying; an inquisitor investigates, suspecting poison.
Women, abused, powerless and in danger, turn to Girolama and her knowledge of herbs and potions.
Based on true events; detailed, descriptive and atmospheric.
#books
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Men are dying; an inquisitor investigates, suspecting poison.
Women, abused, powerless and in danger, turn to Girolama and her knowledge of herbs and potions.
Based on true events; detailed, descriptive and atmospheric.
#books
💙📚⏳📚⚡️
July 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A vivid and compelling historical thriller set in 1659 Rome.
Men are dying; an inquisitor investigates, suspecting poison.
Women, abused, powerless and in danger, turn to Girolama and her knowledge of herbs and potions.
Based on true events; detailed, descriptive and atmospheric.
#books
💙📚⏳📚⚡️
Men are dying; an inquisitor investigates, suspecting poison.
Women, abused, powerless and in danger, turn to Girolama and her knowledge of herbs and potions.
Based on true events; detailed, descriptive and atmospheric.
#books
💙📚⏳📚⚡️