Victoria James

Author of Sunday Times-bestselling SANCTUARY (Season 1 now on @AMCPlus) & awardwinning DARK GIFTS trilogy. Also TV documentary director. Swimmer. Deaf. She/they

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

SANCTUARY is a Sunday Times top ten Fiction BESTSELLER!!

My heart is full. Thank you to everyone who preordered & promoted, & to my amazing editor & publishers. If you’ve read it & loved it, please #Sharethemagic

[Omid Djalili @omid9]

They’re still going strong. Black outs, no internet, shot at and killed. The people, seemingly indefatigable and unstoppable, are totally clear about what they want. They have one sole aim - with or without foreign intervention - of ending this regime for good.

Some outside the country, sitting comfortably at home, are telling us online what they think the people of Iran want and need. And I can tell you it is totally at odds with the wishes of the people.

As an Iranian, I am intensely invested in this unfolding story of incredible heroism. For 12 days straight I’m seeing the same thing on the streets. They’re not calling for the Communists. They’re not calling for the MEK. They’re not even calling to be saved. They’re chanting “Pahlavi bar migardeh” (Pahlavi will return). It’s not controversial. It’s undeniable.

When they say “listen to the people”, this is it. #IranianRevolution2026

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@j_amesmarriott Look forward to this - and good luck finishing the MS!

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

MY WITCHES ARE BACK FOR SEASON 2!

[AMC+ @AMCPlus]

New spells, new secrets, same sanctuary. 🧙🏼

Season 2 of #Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale premieres December 25th on AMC+.

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@j_amesmarriott Incredible! All authors aspire to being Rousseau in the hands of 18th-century French people…

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@DrMatthewSweet @Markgatiss @QuercusBooks @eagleeyedrama @alibi_channel Would so much love to watch BOOKISH, but I’m deaf and @NOW doesn’t have subtitles on the show. Any chance of that changing?? 🤞

[Andy Saunders 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 @1940Andy]

With the Bayeux Tapestry in the news, it’s time to resurrect this absolute classic of historical re/enactments.

[The Church of England @churchofengland]

Have you heard the Nicene Creed in Old English? How recognisable is it to us today?

This summer, we are celebrating the 1700th birthday of the Nicene Creed, one of the most enduring statements of Christian faith. 📜

Find out more at https://t.co/cjN8MQ1Qkv.

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@mirandabrougham I was also there this evening. Marsan was my most 🤞 performer and I can’t believe we got so lucky. What an experience!

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

This evening’s audience of An Oak Tree at @youngvictheatre got incredibly lucky - we were treated to Eddie Marsan’s first appearance on stage for 23 years! Can confirm he is as superb in person as on screen. #AnOakTree

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

I’m offering a SANCTUARY+ BITTERSHORE+ witchy goodies bundle over at the GenreforTrans auction! You’ll get your hands on the not-yet-released gorgeous new paperback of BITTERSHORE and support a terrific cause - bid here!
https://t.co/6aQplWr4Is

[Hookland @HooklandGuide]

Goodnight from the Fairview B&B in Maryworth, where Jennet Draycott is desperately hoping bookings will improve once sea serpent season starts in earnest. Goodnight from Warlow’s Rare Books, where the grimoire section has begun to murmuring again. Goodnight from Hookland.

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@AP_Davison @FineArtsBelgium The chain is amazingly well done. I love details like these!

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@perditact @HonorCargillM @hrcastor Isn’t it fab?! I loved it.

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

@nationaltrust @DrMariMcV @ndrewturnbull @ChrisThurling Hello @nationaltrust - we're now in 2025; any updates on introducing a digital card? This needn't replace a physical one, for digital-reluctant members, but would be welcomed by millions of us with smartphones & be the preference of those younger members you're keen to attract!

[The Man in Seat 61 @seatsixtyone]

LONDON TO VENICE BY TRAIN. Let’s do this!

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

Loved everything about CONCLAVE except the impossible-to-see ‘naturalistic’ lighting. So many secrets in the Sacred College! Convinced the world was robbed of Pope John…

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

It’s been a good day. A friend’s son got into Cambridge. Another friend is safely through surgery. And I … released a new book and its rejacketed companion! Grab them both if you love witches, toxic friendship, found family and revenge…

[Gollancz @gollancz]

We are delighted to reveal the re-issue of SANCTUARY with a stunning new cover that matches the second book in the series, BITTERSHORE 🔥

Grab both ebooks today and immerse yourself in the world of magic, romance and witches from @DrVictoriaJames: https://t.co/qImAllXfqT

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

It’s sneak-peek ebook release day for BITTERSHORE, sequel to SANCTUARY! I still can’t believe my tale of witches, toxic friendship, found family and revenge has made it to screen in @AMC_TV - BITTERSHORE is the basis of Season 2… Thank you to fab publishers @gollancz!

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

… “pins up the curtain before her frailties” … “her sad sly glances and her hot breath”

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

Coincidentally also began reading this over the break and am just finishing up now - it’s truly fabulous! Several mid-century novels of the medieval era deserve a re-read, and this should be top of the list.

[James Marriott @j_amesmarriott]

Have been on a strange magical streak of extremely good books over Christmas. I think this - about a nunnery in the fourteenth century - is one of the best historical novels I've ever read. Possibly the best.

[Victoria James @DrVictoriaJames]

And another