Ilise S. Carter, The Lady Aye
@theladyaye.bsky.social
I'm a historian & journalist specializing in women's experience in America. Books on the history of lipstick & a forthcoming look at spiritualism. Oh, and also I'm the flame proof, pain-proof Sweetheart of the Sideshow. She/Her
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Things are tough for writers. Reply to this post with a book recommendation - it can be your own book, a friend's book, or just book you really love that's recently come out or is about to drop. I'll start.
WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE DEAD by @theladyaye.bsky.social is out in September! shorturl.at/oT7FX
WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE DEAD by @theladyaye.bsky.social is out in September! shorturl.at/oT7FX
Thanks so much for the support! Yup, new baby is out on 9/16 in audio and paperback, please pre-order and have me on your podcasts. :-)
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
New England friends, see you tomorrow Book Around in Pawtucket , RI! Last stop on this leg of things.
Come out and say hi!
#bookstagram #rhodeisland #nonfiction #booksbooksbooks
Come out and say hi!
#bookstagram #rhodeisland #nonfiction #booksbooksbooks
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New England friends, see you tomorrow Book Around in Pawtucket , RI! Last stop on this leg of things.
Come out and say hi!
#bookstagram #rhodeisland #nonfiction #booksbooksbooks
Come out and say hi!
#bookstagram #rhodeisland #nonfiction #booksbooksbooks
This weekend is my last tour stop for a moment, but I'll still be popping up online and locally in NYC. Want to interview me for your outlet or get me to your town to talk ghosts and feminism? DM me. Also, my books make lovely holiday gifts! 💄👻
#booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #spooky #gothgirl
#booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #spooky #gothgirl
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This weekend is my last tour stop for a moment, but I'll still be popping up online and locally in NYC. Want to interview me for your outlet or get me to your town to talk ghosts and feminism? DM me. Also, my books make lovely holiday gifts! 💄👻
#booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #spooky #gothgirl
#booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #spooky #gothgirl
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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#BookReview: When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by @theladyaye.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TBR #spiritualism #seance
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November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#BookReview: When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice by @theladyaye.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #TBR #spiritualism #seance
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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My good friend @theladyaye.bsky.social, fire eater, sword swallower, author extraordinaire, flew in from New York to promote her new book. I told her I would drive her to book signings. Little did I know… #tailsofjoy..
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
My good friend @theladyaye.bsky.social, fire eater, sword swallower, author extraordinaire, flew in from New York to promote her new book. I told her I would drive her to book signings. Little did I know… #tailsofjoy..
Baltimore! Charm City! Hairdo capitol of the world! All killer/no filler show this weekend with @atomicbooks.bsky.social and @poesmagic.bsky.social
Check it out: www.poesmagic.com/shows/334281
#baltimore #burlesque #sideshow #magic #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #gothstyle #nonfiction
Check it out: www.poesmagic.com/shows/334281
#baltimore #burlesque #sideshow #magic #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #gothstyle #nonfiction
Poe's Magic Theatre | When We Spoke to the Dead: Spirits, Suffrage, and Stagecraft
www.poesmagic.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Baltimore! Charm City! Hairdo capitol of the world! All killer/no filler show this weekend with @atomicbooks.bsky.social and @poesmagic.bsky.social
Check it out: www.poesmagic.com/shows/334281
#baltimore #burlesque #sideshow #magic #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #gothstyle #nonfiction
Check it out: www.poesmagic.com/shows/334281
#baltimore #burlesque #sideshow #magic #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #gothstyle #nonfiction
October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Thanks @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social & awesome @theladyaye.bsky.social for a GREAT discussion of ghost lore & Spiritualism's vital connection to women's rights! Sending signed bookplates to the store today, they have copies available! Local independent bookstores are such a vital part of community!
Dears! Book tour for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION continues apace! Thanks for continued support! Online tonight! Joining @theladyaye.bsky.social at @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social to discuss ghosts, spiritualism & spooky things! swampfoxbookstore.com/events/32664...
Nonfiction History Authors: Leanna Renee Hieber and Ilise S. Carter | Swamp Fox Bookstore
An independent bookstore in Marion, Iowa
swampfoxbookstore.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Thanks @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social & awesome @theladyaye.bsky.social for a GREAT discussion of ghost lore & Spiritualism's vital connection to women's rights! Sending signed bookplates to the store today, they have copies available! Local independent bookstores are such a vital part of community!
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Dears! Book tour for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION continues apace! Thanks for continued support! Online tonight! Joining @theladyaye.bsky.social at @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social to discuss ghosts, spiritualism & spooky things! swampfoxbookstore.com/events/32664...
Nonfiction History Authors: Leanna Renee Hieber and Ilise S. Carter | Swamp Fox Bookstore
An independent bookstore in Marion, Iowa
swampfoxbookstore.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Dears! Book tour for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION continues apace! Thanks for continued support! Online tonight! Joining @theladyaye.bsky.social at @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social to discuss ghosts, spiritualism & spooky things! swampfoxbookstore.com/events/32664...
Hello, PA! I'm at @thegrundymuseum next Friday with my sideshow slideshow and talk on spiritualism.
#bookstagram #books #halloween #spookyseason #spiritualism #nonfiction #americanhistory #gothgirl
#bookstagram #books #halloween #spookyseason #spiritualism #nonfiction #americanhistory #gothgirl
October 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hello, PA! I'm at @thegrundymuseum next Friday with my sideshow slideshow and talk on spiritualism.
#bookstagram #books #halloween #spookyseason #spiritualism #nonfiction #americanhistory #gothgirl
#bookstagram #books #halloween #spookyseason #spiritualism #nonfiction #americanhistory #gothgirl
Talking ghosts tonight on Long Island. www.instagram.com/p/DPr6DUMiSr...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Talking ghosts tonight on Long Island. www.instagram.com/p/DPr6DUMiSr...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
Pam Bondi seem cunt-y and not in the good way.
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Pam Bondi seem cunt-y and not in the good way.
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Sneak peek of tomorrow's very scholarly, very serious online talk on #Spiritualism with @morbidanatomy.
Also, shout out to the scholarship of @sexworkerstyle, who inadvertently inspired it.
#nonfiction #bookstagram #spookyseason #gothstyle #gothgirl #booksbooksbooks #americanhistory #readingtime
Also, shout out to the scholarship of @sexworkerstyle, who inadvertently inspired it.
#nonfiction #bookstagram #spookyseason #gothstyle #gothgirl #booksbooksbooks #americanhistory #readingtime
September 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Sneak peek of tomorrow's very scholarly, very serious online talk on #Spiritualism with @morbidanatomy.
Also, shout out to the scholarship of @sexworkerstyle, who inadvertently inspired it.
#nonfiction #bookstagram #spookyseason #gothstyle #gothgirl #booksbooksbooks #americanhistory #readingtime
Also, shout out to the scholarship of @sexworkerstyle, who inadvertently inspired it.
#nonfiction #bookstagram #spookyseason #gothstyle #gothgirl #booksbooksbooks #americanhistory #readingtime
Get yours now!
And do your girl a favor...Leave a review (a good one is nice, but I'm not the boss of you.) Post pix. Tell your friends and neighbors...XOXO👻👻👻
#booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #gothgirl #spooky #spookyseason #nonfiction #americanhistory #reading
And do your girl a favor...Leave a review (a good one is nice, but I'm not the boss of you.) Post pix. Tell your friends and neighbors...XOXO👻👻👻
#booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #gothgirl #spooky #spookyseason #nonfiction #americanhistory #reading
September 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Get yours now!
And do your girl a favor...Leave a review (a good one is nice, but I'm not the boss of you.) Post pix. Tell your friends and neighbors...XOXO👻👻👻
#booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #gothgirl #spooky #spookyseason #nonfiction #americanhistory #reading
And do your girl a favor...Leave a review (a good one is nice, but I'm not the boss of you.) Post pix. Tell your friends and neighbors...XOXO👻👻👻
#booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #gothgirl #spooky #spookyseason #nonfiction #americanhistory #reading
Monday, 9/29. FREE online talk with @morbidanatomy. Learn the Victorian secrets behind spiritualism. Register at MorbidAnatomy.org
#bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #underwear #spiritualism #gothgirl #spookyseason
#bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #underwear #spiritualism #gothgirl #spookyseason
September 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Monday, 9/29. FREE online talk with @morbidanatomy. Learn the Victorian secrets behind spiritualism. Register at MorbidAnatomy.org
#bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #underwear #spiritualism #gothgirl #spookyseason
#bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #nonfiction #underwear #spiritualism #gothgirl #spookyseason
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So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So cool they discovered the cause of autism on basically day they guessed they would. I’m also glad they are withholding this information for a few days to prep for a WrestleMania-style announcement. This is how science works.
I talk spiritualism and sideshow with @ghostbunnypodcast
YouTube.com/@GhostBunnyPodcast
YouTube.com/@GhostBunnyPodcast
Ghost Bunny Podcast
Bridget Marquardt is back with a new paranormal podcast.
Ghost Bunny Podcast interviews a variety of people from the paranormal field including experts, TV personalities and people with fascinating ...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I talk spiritualism and sideshow with @ghostbunnypodcast
YouTube.com/@GhostBunnyPodcast
YouTube.com/@GhostBunnyPodcast
Im going to be in NY, NJ, MA, MD, CA and PA with book stuff but check out this coolness with the Grundy Museum.
September 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Im going to be in NY, NJ, MA, MD, CA and PA with book stuff but check out this coolness with the Grundy Museum.
Spotted in the wild!
September 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Spotted in the wild!