Zoe Whittall
@zoewhittall.bsky.social
TV writer/novelist. My latest books: No Credit River, Wild Failure, & The Fake. The Best Kind of People was shortlisted for The Giller Prize. Canadian Screen Award winner. Available to staff on your TV show. https://linktr.ee/Zoewhittall
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Zoe Whittall
@zoewhittall.bsky.social
· Dec 8
No Credit River by Zoe Whittall
Memoir / Prose Poetry / Autofiction
Publication Date: October 29, 2024
5.5 x 8.5 inches
78 pages
Trade Paperback
ISBN 9781771669078
bookhugpress.ca
“No Credit River is a testament to our queer and artistic communities—profoundly thoughtful, coursing with intelligence.” —Ali Blythe, author of Stedfast.
"one of the most electrifying collections I have read in years.” —Hannah Green, author of Xanax Cowboy
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Are we for Avi Lewis? Someone tell me who has been paying more attention. I am saying yes right now because of a flawed reason I am very familiar with. (Has a cool wife.)
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Are we for Avi Lewis? Someone tell me who has been paying more attention. I am saying yes right now because of a flawed reason I am very familiar with. (Has a cool wife.)
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
As I sometimes like to mention, s the only reason you know who Jeffrey Epstein is (that is, if you weren't one of his friends/clients/beneficiaries) is because Ms Brown, below, broke the story of his sweetheart deal to get out of the 2008 trafficking charges.
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Very pleased that @rollingstone.com is running an excerpt of WITHOUT CONSENT today, focusing on the making and impact of a 1980 television movie on the Rideout case featuring a young Linda Hamilton and Mickey Rourke.
Inside the 1980 Made-For-TV Movie That Tackled Marital Rape -- Before It Was a Crime Nationwide
In this excerpt from 'Without Consent,' Sarah Weinman explores a ripped-from-headlines movie starring Mickey Rourke and Linda Hamilton.
www.rollingstone.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Very pleased that @rollingstone.com is running an excerpt of WITHOUT CONSENT today, focusing on the making and impact of a 1980 television movie on the Rideout case featuring a young Linda Hamilton and Mickey Rourke.
Bold that the new update for Crave makes it worse? It’s basically impossible to find even recent HBO shows but boy are they excited for you to watch Love Island Games or CTV News morning show from yesterday. At least on Prime you know they don’t care bc it’s not their main revenue stream.
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Bold that the new update for Crave makes it worse? It’s basically impossible to find even recent HBO shows but boy are they excited for you to watch Love Island Games or CTV News morning show from yesterday. At least on Prime you know they don’t care bc it’s not their main revenue stream.
A couple of times now I’ve been asked to write pilots with someone who describes the main character as the “queer Angela Chase” and honestly if this is my calling card I’m here for it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A couple of times now I’ve been asked to write pilots with someone who describes the main character as the “queer Angela Chase” and honestly if this is my calling card I’m here for it.
Is anyone else listening to the Beth’s Dead podcast (they just released ep 3) and I think the writer is a scammer dude and it’s driving me nuts. The premise of the letter makes no real sense.
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Is anyone else listening to the Beth’s Dead podcast (they just released ep 3) and I think the writer is a scammer dude and it’s driving me nuts. The premise of the letter makes no real sense.
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If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE
Every Bryan Washington novel covers similar themes, settings, and relationship/family conflicts and I am here for every one. Even when the hardcover of his latest came out to over 40 bucks in Canada with the tariffs. Worth it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Every Bryan Washington novel covers similar themes, settings, and relationship/family conflicts and I am here for every one. Even when the hardcover of his latest came out to over 40 bucks in Canada with the tariffs. Worth it.
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I infamously had a very public beef with Margaret Atwood years ago because I called her out for being a terrible ally to survivors, so this headline gave me a chuckle.
For a Literary Saint, Margaret Atwood Can Sure Hold a Grudge
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I infamously had a very public beef with Margaret Atwood years ago because I called her out for being a terrible ally to survivors, so this headline gave me a chuckle.
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The Trump supporter who now runs CBS news cut the portion of the interview where Trump said he loved her. Here's why American media has a liberal bias problem.
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The Trump supporter who now runs CBS news cut the portion of the interview where Trump said he loved her. Here's why American media has a liberal bias problem.
Just realized I’ve been paying for Starz all year because last Christmas I wanted to watch The Family Stone for the 76th time. Does anyone know how to be less stupid
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Just realized I’ve been paying for Starz all year because last Christmas I wanted to watch The Family Stone for the 76th time. Does anyone know how to be less stupid
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🚨 1/ SCOOP We all know Pamela Paul is not a good journalist. But in her (poorly argued) WSJ screed on the alleged "growing divide" in LGBTQ circles abt trans rights, she reports ESPECIALLY badly—including abt Jose Arango & his boyfriend who dumped him.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
🚨 1/ SCOOP We all know Pamela Paul is not a good journalist. But in her (poorly argued) WSJ screed on the alleged "growing divide" in LGBTQ circles abt trans rights, she reports ESPECIALLY badly—including abt Jose Arango & his boyfriend who dumped him.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
Paul didn't talk to the boyfriend.
I did.
My favourite thing about TV writers in 2025 is how many shows have “AI will ruin us/makes mistakes” plotlines this season. Last week’s
morning show, the English Teacher AI garbage episode. Subtle revenge I love it.
morning show, the English Teacher AI garbage episode. Subtle revenge I love it.
October 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My favourite thing about TV writers in 2025 is how many shows have “AI will ruin us/makes mistakes” plotlines this season. Last week’s
morning show, the English Teacher AI garbage episode. Subtle revenge I love it.
morning show, the English Teacher AI garbage episode. Subtle revenge I love it.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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the needs of the anxious comfortable white male doing midcentury working class drag are at the very bottom of my list right now
October 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the needs of the anxious comfortable white male doing midcentury working class drag are at the very bottom of my list right now
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I would love to see more rich and famous people funding literary culture (they could still do something big with their names on it!) rather than pretending that they can write fiction.
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I would love to see more rich and famous people funding literary culture (they could still do something big with their names on it!) rather than pretending that they can write fiction.
I can now watch Gilmore Girls on Disney, Netflix, Crave, Prime, or Apple. How does this make sense
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I can now watch Gilmore Girls on Disney, Netflix, Crave, Prime, or Apple. How does this make sense
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yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.
bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.
bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.
Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.
bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.
bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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