Diana Bellonby
@dbellonby.bsky.social
Writer. Mother. English PhD. Feminist cultural critic. Philadelphian. Connoisseur of anxiety. Co-editor of *Victorian Gaslighting* (SUNY Press 2026). Working on a memoir / literary history of rape culture from Ovid to You-Know-Who. (she/her)
Cover design is in! Nobody has a better "fuck you" face than Ingrid Bergman. #coverdesign #bookcover #gaslighting @sunypress.bsky.social @tara-macdonald.bsky.social @noragilbert.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cover design is in! Nobody has a better "fuck you" face than Ingrid Bergman. #coverdesign #bookcover #gaslighting @sunypress.bsky.social @tara-macdonald.bsky.social @noragilbert.bsky.social
This Shakespeare-to-Millais-to-Swift gem is the unexpected literary allusion I needed today! Yes, there's a bathtub story behind Millais's 1852 painting AND Swift's album cover. Can't WAIT to hear "The Fate of Ophelia." (Images by Wikimedia Commons) #thelifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #lizziesiddal
August 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This Shakespeare-to-Millais-to-Swift gem is the unexpected literary allusion I needed today! Yes, there's a bathtub story behind Millais's 1852 painting AND Swift's album cover. Can't WAIT to hear "The Fate of Ophelia." (Images by Wikimedia Commons) #thelifeofashowgirl #taylorswift #lizziesiddal
Summer highlight: partying w Jacques Pépin, who has a new book coming out in Sept. As we perused his memoir, he joked that it'd make me fall asleep. We chatted about Victorian Gaslighting and my memoir. He issued judgments on food and wine gently, never imperiously. This man is a national treasure.
July 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Summer highlight: partying w Jacques Pépin, who has a new book coming out in Sept. As we perused his memoir, he joked that it'd make me fall asleep. We chatted about Victorian Gaslighting and my memoir. He issued judgments on food and wine gently, never imperiously. This man is a national treasure.
Opened my laptop and found a surprise from my daughter.
July 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Opened my laptop and found a surprise from my daughter.
Wanna know the history of #gaslighting? My co-edited book of essays, *Victorian Gaslighting*, will make you an expert! This juicy guide, co-created with @noragilbert.bsky.social and @tara-macdonald.bsky.social, is officially in pre-production at @sunypress.bsky.social and slated for pub in 2026!
June 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wanna know the history of #gaslighting? My co-edited book of essays, *Victorian Gaslighting*, will make you an expert! This juicy guide, co-created with @noragilbert.bsky.social and @tara-macdonald.bsky.social, is officially in pre-production at @sunypress.bsky.social and slated for pub in 2026!
There are few people on this earth whom I admire more than @donikakelly.bsky.social (actual genius). Guess what? Her new book of poems, THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS, is available for pre-order AND if you order from @prairielights.com she'll sign your copy! www.prairielightsbooks.com/book/9781644...
May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There are few people on this earth whom I admire more than @donikakelly.bsky.social (actual genius). Guess what? Her new book of poems, THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS, is available for pre-order AND if you order from @prairielights.com she'll sign your copy! www.prairielightsbooks.com/book/9781644...
Everything is awful, but my quiet, shy, petite daughter has started signing her name "Aria the Great" at school, especially on math tests. Taking this as a win.
May 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Everything is awful, but my quiet, shy, petite daughter has started signing her name "Aria the Great" at school, especially on math tests. Taking this as a win.