Dr Zoë McGee
@thezhm.bsky.social
Writer, tea-drinker, dancer
Works at Illumicrate ✨
Repped by The Soho Agency
📚Courting Disaster
November 4th 2025
with Manchester University Press
She/Her
📸: Steve Cross
Works at Illumicrate ✨
Repped by The Soho Agency
📚Courting Disaster
November 4th 2025
with Manchester University Press
She/Her
📸: Steve Cross
Pinned
Dr Zoë McGee
@thezhm.bsky.social
· May 7
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
We're delighted to be publishing @thezhm.bsky.social Courting Disaster: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel, this November.
Find out more on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/ #booksky
We're delighted to be publishing @thezhm.bsky.social Courting Disaster: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel, this November.
Find out more on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/ #booksky
Absolutely delighted to be able to share this!
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd.
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
This was such a lovely way to celebrate the 250th anniversary!
Listen to today's episode of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour for a discussion of why Jane Austen is still so relevant to women today, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of her birth, featuring author @thezhm.bsky.social:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#JaneAusten250 #booksky
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Why is Jane Austen still so relevant to women today?
Woman's Hour celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This was such a lovely way to celebrate the 250th anniversary!
I’m unreasonably excited about this
Don't miss a very special episode of Woman's Hour on Tuesday as guests including author @thezhm.bsky.social will be celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday! 🎂
Tune into BBC Radio 4 from 10am: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#JaneAusten #WomansHour #booksky
Tune into BBC Radio 4 from 10am: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#JaneAusten #WomansHour #booksky
BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, 16/12/2025
Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I’m unreasonably excited about this
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Christmas shopping for a Janeite?
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
We have a wonderful range of Jane Austen titles currently with 40% OFF on our website until December 23rd. Shop now for guaranteed Christmas delivery! #JaneAusten #giftidea #booksky
@devoney.bsky.social
@thezhm.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Publishing today in North America! 🇺🇸
And one week ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday🎂
A timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky #JaneAusten
And one week ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday🎂
A timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky #JaneAusten
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Publishing today in North America! 🇺🇸
And one week ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday🎂
A timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky #JaneAusten
And one week ahead of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday🎂
A timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records and current events to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky #JaneAusten
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Huge thanks to Claire Fenby-Warren for including both Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social and Wild for Austen by @devoney.bsky.social in her new YouTube video - watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjDl...
Christmas shopping for an Austen fan? Both books are now 40% OFF on our website. #booksky
Christmas shopping for an Austen fan? Both books are now 40% OFF on our website. #booksky
Life has been a bit shit so let’s talk about books 📚 End of Year Book tag
YouTube video by Claire Fenby-Warren
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Huge thanks to Claire Fenby-Warren for including both Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social and Wild for Austen by @devoney.bsky.social in her new YouTube video - watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjDl...
Christmas shopping for an Austen fan? Both books are now 40% OFF on our website. #booksky
Christmas shopping for an Austen fan? Both books are now 40% OFF on our website. #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
On the latest episode of the @vulgarhistory.bsky.social author @thezhm.bsky.social discusses how her research into regency novels revealed a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
'Courting Disaster' is out now! #booksky
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
'Courting Disaster' is out now! #booksky
The Regency Era and Consent
Podcast Episode · Vulgar History: Regency Era · 12/03/2025 · 1h 6m
podcasts.apple.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
On the latest episode of the @vulgarhistory.bsky.social author @thezhm.bsky.social discusses how her research into regency novels revealed a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
'Courting Disaster' is out now! #booksky
Listen on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
'Courting Disaster' is out now! #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Huge thanks to the @islingtontrib.bsky.social for a brilliant write-up of the Courting Disaster event at @ink84books.bsky.social in #London last week which saw author @thezhm.bsky.social host a feminist discussion of Austen's male leads:
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/whic...
#booksky
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/whic...
#booksky
Which of Jane Austen's men would you through out of a balloon?
Mr Darcy emerges as best man at bookshop talk
www.islingtontribune.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Huge thanks to the @islingtontrib.bsky.social for a brilliant write-up of the Courting Disaster event at @ink84books.bsky.social in #London last week which saw author @thezhm.bsky.social host a feminist discussion of Austen's male leads:
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/whic...
#booksky
www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/whic...
#booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Join us at @conwayhall.bsky.social as author @thezhm.bsky.social takes a timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records & current events to show our arguments about consent are nothing new.
30th Nov
Tickets: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
30th Nov
Tickets: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel - Conway Hall
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. Dr Zoë McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries...
www.conwayhall.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Join us at @conwayhall.bsky.social as author @thezhm.bsky.social takes a timely deep-dive into a series of classic novels, comparing them with both historic court records & current events to show our arguments about consent are nothing new.
30th Nov
Tickets: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
30th Nov
Tickets: www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
A lovely crowd at last night's @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social event with @devoney.bsky.social and @thezhm.bsky.social, celebrating all things Austen ahead of #JaneAusten's 250th birthday🥳
Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚
Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A lovely crowd at last night's @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social event with @devoney.bsky.social and @thezhm.bsky.social, celebrating all things Austen ahead of #JaneAusten's 250th birthday🥳
Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚
Wild for Austen and Courting Disaster are available now from all good bookshops and online📚
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, @ink84books.bsky.social are debating and rating Austen’s male characters with @thezhm.bsky.social, author of 'Courting Disaster'.
Who will be the last Austen hero standing?
Tickets on sale now: www.ink84bookshop.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #London
Who will be the last Austen hero standing?
Tickets on sale now: www.ink84bookshop.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #London
Jane Austen's Men: From Woke To Bloke Wed Nov 19th 7-8pm | Ink@84 Books
JANE AUSTEN’S MEN: FROM WOKE TO BLOKE with Dr Zoë McGee Which of Austen’s men would you eliminate first? To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, we’re holding a ‘balloon’ debate to rate Austen’s male chara...
www.ink84bookshop.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
To celebrate Jane Austen's 250th, @ink84books.bsky.social are debating and rating Austen’s male characters with @thezhm.bsky.social, author of 'Courting Disaster'.
Who will be the last Austen hero standing?
Tickets on sale now: www.ink84bookshop.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #London
Who will be the last Austen hero standing?
Tickets on sale now: www.ink84bookshop.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #London
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Wonderful to see our upcoming event at @toppingsbath.bsky.social with author @thezhm.bsky.social discussing her new book Courting Disaster, in the Bath Voice pick of events in #Bath in November!
Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky
Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Wonderful to see our upcoming event at @toppingsbath.bsky.social with author @thezhm.bsky.social discussing her new book Courting Disaster, in the Bath Voice pick of events in #Bath in November!
Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky
Tickets still available here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/bath/... #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoney.bsky.social
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
'Rarely have the novels of two centuries ago so jumped off the page and into our lives as in Courting Disaster.' - @devoney.bsky.social
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
In her debut book, @thezhm.bsky.social reads between the lines of Regency romances to unveil a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today. #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
In this video, debut author @thezhm.bsky.social introduces her book 'Courting Disaster', exploring how women writers have used fiction to engage with ideas about sexual consent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmj... #booksky
In this video, debut author @thezhm.bsky.social introduces her book 'Courting Disaster', exploring how women writers have used fiction to engage with ideas about sexual consent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmj... #booksky
Courting Disaster by Zoë McGee
YouTube video by Manchester University Press
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
In this video, debut author @thezhm.bsky.social introduces her book 'Courting Disaster', exploring how women writers have used fiction to engage with ideas about sexual consent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmj... #booksky
In this video, debut author @thezhm.bsky.social introduces her book 'Courting Disaster', exploring how women writers have used fiction to engage with ideas about sexual consent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pmj... #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
Join @thezhm.bsky.social on her upcoming book tour, reading between the lines of the regency novel to uncover a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky
Join @thezhm.bsky.social on her upcoming book tour, reading between the lines of the regency novel to uncover a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
Join @thezhm.bsky.social on her upcoming book tour, reading between the lines of the regency novel to uncover a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky
Join @thezhm.bsky.social on her upcoming book tour, reading between the lines of the regency novel to uncover a quiet feminist movement that still resonates today.
Tickets: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/ #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
What a brilliant title! Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social 📚🌷
A fascinating, feminist dive into 18C literature – from Richardson to Austen – shedding light on ‘courtship’, consent, & the power of literature
📖 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/
(TY @manchesterup.bsky.social 🤓)
A fascinating, feminist dive into 18C literature – from Richardson to Austen – shedding light on ‘courtship’, consent, & the power of literature
📖 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/
(TY @manchesterup.bsky.social 🤓)
October 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What a brilliant title! Courting Disaster by @thezhm.bsky.social 📚🌷
A fascinating, feminist dive into 18C literature – from Richardson to Austen – shedding light on ‘courtship’, consent, & the power of literature
📖 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/
(TY @manchesterup.bsky.social 🤓)
A fascinating, feminist dive into 18C literature – from Richardson to Austen – shedding light on ‘courtship’, consent, & the power of literature
📖 manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/
(TY @manchesterup.bsky.social 🤓)
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
Publishing next month!
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky
October 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Publishing next month!
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky
Ever since the novel was invented, women have used it as a platform for sharing ideas about sexual consent. In 'Courting Disaster' @thezhm.bsky.social takes a deep-dive into a series of classic novels, to show that our arguments about consent are not a new phenomenon. #booksky
Reposted by Dr Zoë McGee
2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday, and we are celebrating by publishing three brilliant books looking at the beloved author's life and work. 🎂
All these titles are available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online. 📚
#janeausten #janeausten250 #comingsoon #booksky
All these titles are available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online. 📚
#janeausten #janeausten250 #comingsoon #booksky
May 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday, and we are celebrating by publishing three brilliant books looking at the beloved author's life and work. 🎂
All these titles are available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online. 📚
#janeausten #janeausten250 #comingsoon #booksky
All these titles are available to pre-order now from all good bookshops and online. 📚
#janeausten #janeausten250 #comingsoon #booksky
Absolutely delighted to be able to share this!
What do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think.
We're delighted to be publishing @thezhm.bsky.social Courting Disaster: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel, this November.
Find out more on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/ #booksky
We're delighted to be publishing @thezhm.bsky.social Courting Disaster: Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel, this November.
Find out more on our website: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526188854/ #booksky
May 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Absolutely delighted to be able to share this!
Finally getting around to migrating some older things across from the other place - here’s me chatting to Past Conversations about how 18th century authors were using their novels to advocate for the importance of consent: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnz_...
S2. Ep. 6: 18th century consent with Zoë McGee. [** viewer discretion advised]
YouTube video by Past Conversations
m.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Finally getting around to migrating some older things across from the other place - here’s me chatting to Past Conversations about how 18th century authors were using their novels to advocate for the importance of consent: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnz_...