Linda Hamilton
@lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social
She/Her. Writer of Historical Fiction & Gothic Horror. Feminist Mormon history nerd. Grad student at SHSU. THE FOURTH WIFE coming March 2026 from Kensington. Rep: Rach Crawford @ Wolf Literary
Pinned
Screaming about this cover!! The vibes are perfection!! And it’s available now to preorder.
I wrote THE FOURTH WIFE to give a voice to my silent Mormon foremothers and to share the realities of polygamy. At its heart, this is a feminist tale of female rage and discovering your own power.
I wrote THE FOURTH WIFE to give a voice to my silent Mormon foremothers and to share the realities of polygamy. At its heart, this is a feminist tale of female rage and discovering your own power.
New post. It’s long past time to de-canonize D&C 132.
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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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November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New post. It’s long past time to de-canonize D&C 132.
lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/de-canoniz...
lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/de-canoniz...
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Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 this week. IYKYK
Verses not covered in the manual:
3-4
6-12
24-28
Everything past 40
Verses not covered in the manual:
3-4
6-12
24-28
Everything past 40
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Doctrine and Covenants Section 132 this week. IYKYK
Verses not covered in the manual:
3-4
6-12
24-28
Everything past 40
Verses not covered in the manual:
3-4
6-12
24-28
Everything past 40
Few things are more humbling than a reformer Pilates class.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Few things are more humbling than a reformer Pilates class.
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.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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.”
Submitted my paper proposal for next year’s Mormon History Association conference! I’m taking the theme of “specters” very literally 👀
October 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Submitted my paper proposal for next year’s Mormon History Association conference! I’m taking the theme of “specters” very literally 👀
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.
October 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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.
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!
October 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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!
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.
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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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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
YIKES @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social -I actually felt suffocated! Coming March 31. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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
YIKES @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social -I actually felt suffocated! Coming March 31. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social
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“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
- Judge William Young, September 30, 2025
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“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
- Judge William Young, September 30, 2025
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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
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
Currently panicking a little about signing books for the first time today and having no idea how I’ll sign them.
September 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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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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.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
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Can't we just get healthcare
September 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Can't we just get healthcare
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“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.)
@lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social hits it out of the park again.
(Also I’ve lived all over the country. Can confirm.)
No, It's Not Just in Utah - Exponent II Blog
Mormonism isn't only problematic, orthodox, or weird in Utah.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“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.)
@lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social hits it out of the park again.
(Also I’ve lived all over the country. Can confirm.)
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
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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
New blog post about getting lured into attending Sunday school with history: lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/a-historia...
A Historian in Sunday School
The mini history essay I presented in an LDS Sunday School
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September 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
New blog post about getting lured into attending Sunday school with history: lindahamiltonwriter.substack.com/p/a-historia...
Very annoyed that there is the perfect academic paper out there on the topic I’m writing about this weekend and it’s only accessible in person at BYU.
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very annoyed that there is the perfect academic paper out there on the topic I’m writing about this weekend and it’s only accessible in person at BYU.
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Highly recommend this novel!! Reading right now
The Barnes & Noble preorder sale is back, Sept 3rd-5th! Members can get 25% off preorder books using code PREORDER25. And The Fourth Wife is a qualifying title! Go grab a copy and help a debut author.
September 3, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Highly recommend this novel!! Reading right now
The Barnes & Noble preorder sale is back, Sept 3rd-5th! Members can get 25% off preorder books using code PREORDER25. And The Fourth Wife is a qualifying title! Go grab a copy and help a debut author.
September 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Barnes & Noble preorder sale is back, Sept 3rd-5th! Members can get 25% off preorder books using code PREORDER25. And The Fourth Wife is a qualifying title! Go grab a copy and help a debut author.
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Currently reading the galley THE FOURTH WIFE by @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social So far she’s nailing the polygamy part. My great-great grandfather was a polygamist. Grew up hearing stories from my great-grandmother, the daughter of a polygamist. She died in later 1980s
September 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Currently reading the galley THE FOURTH WIFE by @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social So far she’s nailing the polygamy part. My great-great grandfather was a polygamist. Grew up hearing stories from my great-grandmother, the daughter of a polygamist. She died in later 1980s
THE FOURTH WIFE is up on Goodreads!! This is wild!! Adding it to your GR shelves is an easy way to help out a debut author.
August 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
THE FOURTH WIFE is up on Goodreads!! This is wild!! Adding it to your GR shelves is an easy way to help out a debut author.
I’m not getting my grad school reading done because I keep hope scrolling for Taylor & Travis.
August 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I’m not getting my grad school reading done because I keep hope scrolling for Taylor & Travis.
Can’t believe The Fourth Wife is going out to early readers! So excited to share my spooky Mormon Gothic.
I was super proud of myself for finishing an entire ARC for review today (The Storm by Rachel Hawkins), thinking I was making progress on my backlog, only to check my email and see that I’d received two more. One of them is The Fourth Wife by @lhamiltonwriter.bsky.social, though, so SQEEEEE!!!!
August 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Can’t believe The Fourth Wife is going out to early readers! So excited to share my spooky Mormon Gothic.
I love how my Civil War professor sounds exactly like he belongs in a Ken Burns documentary.
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I love how my Civil War professor sounds exactly like he belongs in a Ken Burns documentary.