Jay
@drjaysullivan.bsky.social
🚒 Digital by day, mummy-obsessed Victorianist by night⚱️
📚 'Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920' out now!
🕸️ https://www.drjaysullivan.com/
🔗 https://lnk.bio/jayin35mm
📚 'Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920' out now!
🕸️ https://www.drjaysullivan.com/
🔗 https://lnk.bio/jayin35mm
✨2025 EVENTS⭐
I'm at @lcflondon.bsky.social for @victorianhand.bsky.social's conference "The Hand: Emotions,
Embodiment, Identity."
I'm also The Fortean Society's January guest speaker. Tickets available soon!
I've also been busy recording podcasts and YouTube content, so watch this space...
I'm at @lcflondon.bsky.social for @victorianhand.bsky.social's conference "The Hand: Emotions,
Embodiment, Identity."
I'm also The Fortean Society's January guest speaker. Tickets available soon!
I've also been busy recording podcasts and YouTube content, so watch this space...
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
✨2025 EVENTS⭐
I'm at @lcflondon.bsky.social for @victorianhand.bsky.social's conference "The Hand: Emotions,
Embodiment, Identity."
I'm also The Fortean Society's January guest speaker. Tickets available soon!
I've also been busy recording podcasts and YouTube content, so watch this space...
I'm at @lcflondon.bsky.social for @victorianhand.bsky.social's conference "The Hand: Emotions,
Embodiment, Identity."
I'm also The Fortean Society's January guest speaker. Tickets available soon!
I've also been busy recording podcasts and YouTube content, so watch this space...
Thanks to everyone who attended my sold out talk at The Last Tuesday Society. Your support means everything.
The perfect venue to talk about the weird world of Egyptomania 💀 💜
The Museum's creatures walked away with some new reading material too...
#newauthor
The perfect venue to talk about the weird world of Egyptomania 💀 💜
The Museum's creatures walked away with some new reading material too...
#newauthor
August 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Thanks to everyone who attended my sold out talk at The Last Tuesday Society. Your support means everything.
The perfect venue to talk about the weird world of Egyptomania 💀 💜
The Museum's creatures walked away with some new reading material too...
#newauthor
The perfect venue to talk about the weird world of Egyptomania 💀 💜
The Museum's creatures walked away with some new reading material too...
#newauthor
Tonight's my SOLD OUT talk at The Last Tuesday Society.
Doors 18.30
Let's get spooky this summer 💀 ⛱️
Doors 18.30
Let's get spooky this summer 💀 ⛱️
August 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tonight's my SOLD OUT talk at The Last Tuesday Society.
Doors 18.30
Let's get spooky this summer 💀 ⛱️
Doors 18.30
Let's get spooky this summer 💀 ⛱️
Lovely afternoon presenting at the @issegyptomania.bsky.social conference!
August 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Lovely afternoon presenting at the @issegyptomania.bsky.social conference!
5) Get a review copy. Review it for your Substack, blog, journal, or whatever you fancy. Request a copy using my link in bio!(🧵 6/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
5) Get a review copy. Review it for your Substack, blog, journal, or whatever you fancy. Request a copy using my link in bio!(🧵 6/6)
4) Wait for the paperback. It's out next August and will be at a much more affordable price point. (🧵 5/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
4) Wait for the paperback. It's out next August and will be at a much more affordable price point. (🧵 5/6)
3) Book me, baby! I'm available for talks, conferences, historical consulting and more. Check out my website for more information. (🧵 4/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
3) Book me, baby! I'm available for talks, conferences, historical consulting and more. Check out my website for more information. (🧵 4/6)
2) Come see me speak! I'll be doing a number of talks and conferences to promote the book. The next one is at the Last Tuesday Society on launch day, 18th August. There's still a few tickets left - pick them up using my link in bio. (🧵 3/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
2) Come see me speak! I'll be doing a number of talks and conferences to promote the book. The next one is at the Last Tuesday Society on launch day, 18th August. There's still a few tickets left - pick them up using my link in bio. (🧵 3/6)
1) Use my discount code. You can save 20% when you order via Springer using code WZgUCX29Thbqpg (🧵 2/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
1) Use my discount code. You can save 20% when you order via Springer using code WZgUCX29Thbqpg (🧵 2/6)
My book is out in the world! Like a Kendrick Lamar album, my publisher just quietly dropped it last Sunday without telling me.
However, academic publishing is pricey! If you don't fancy spending £110 for a hardback or £87.50 for an e-book, here's how you can support me. (🧵 1/6)
However, academic publishing is pricey! If you don't fancy spending £110 for a hardback or £87.50 for an e-book, here's how you can support me. (🧵 1/6)
July 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
My book is out in the world! Like a Kendrick Lamar album, my publisher just quietly dropped it last Sunday without telling me.
However, academic publishing is pricey! If you don't fancy spending £110 for a hardback or £87.50 for an e-book, here's how you can support me. (🧵 1/6)
However, academic publishing is pricey! If you don't fancy spending £110 for a hardback or £87.50 for an e-book, here's how you can support me. (🧵 1/6)
Dread to think what your first guess was, but they're all in my book!
With the release of Egyptian Gothic just a month away, here's a round up of some of the oddest entries in my index.
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With the release of Egyptian Gothic just a month away, here's a round up of some of the oddest entries in my index.
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July 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Dread to think what your first guess was, but they're all in my book!
With the release of Egyptian Gothic just a month away, here's a round up of some of the oddest entries in my index.
(🧵)
With the release of Egyptian Gothic just a month away, here's a round up of some of the oddest entries in my index.
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What do Art Deco, cannibalism, drug use, floriography and mass-consumerism all have in common? 🤔
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July 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
What do Art Deco, cannibalism, drug use, floriography and mass-consumerism all have in common? 🤔
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Getting real now!
I'm just making the last tweaks to the proof of my book and seeing it in print is so exciting.
Can't wait for you to unwrap Egyptian Gothic on the 16th August.
#academia #history #victorian #firsttimeauthor
I'm just making the last tweaks to the proof of my book and seeing it in print is so exciting.
Can't wait for you to unwrap Egyptian Gothic on the 16th August.
#academia #history #victorian #firsttimeauthor
July 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Getting real now!
I'm just making the last tweaks to the proof of my book and seeing it in print is so exciting.
Can't wait for you to unwrap Egyptian Gothic on the 16th August.
#academia #history #victorian #firsttimeauthor
I'm just making the last tweaks to the proof of my book and seeing it in print is so exciting.
Can't wait for you to unwrap Egyptian Gothic on the 16th August.
#academia #history #victorian #firsttimeauthor
My website is live!
Learn more about my upcoming monograph, and get in touch to book me for podcasts, talks, and conferences 📚
#writingcommunity #history #authors
Learn more about my upcoming monograph, and get in touch to book me for podcasts, talks, and conferences 📚
#writingcommunity #history #authors
May 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My website is live!
Learn more about my upcoming monograph, and get in touch to book me for podcasts, talks, and conferences 📚
#writingcommunity #history #authors
Learn more about my upcoming monograph, and get in touch to book me for podcasts, talks, and conferences 📚
#writingcommunity #history #authors
📚 COVER REVEAL AND PUBLICATION DATE ⚱️
The temperature isn't the only thing that's rising this summer... Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920 will be out on the 5th August.
Here's a sneaky preview of the cover.
Pre-orders coming soon...
#booksky #firsttimeauthor #egypt #victorian
The temperature isn't the only thing that's rising this summer... Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920 will be out on the 5th August.
Here's a sneaky preview of the cover.
Pre-orders coming soon...
#booksky #firsttimeauthor #egypt #victorian
May 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
📚 COVER REVEAL AND PUBLICATION DATE ⚱️
The temperature isn't the only thing that's rising this summer... Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920 will be out on the 5th August.
Here's a sneaky preview of the cover.
Pre-orders coming soon...
#booksky #firsttimeauthor #egypt #victorian
The temperature isn't the only thing that's rising this summer... Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920 will be out on the 5th August.
Here's a sneaky preview of the cover.
Pre-orders coming soon...
#booksky #firsttimeauthor #egypt #victorian
If anyone is after a good social history read, pick up No Ordinary Deaths by @mollyconisbee.bsky.social. Especially enjoyed reading about the insane textile production behind Victorian mourning culture.
#booksky #currentlyreading
#booksky #currentlyreading
May 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
If anyone is after a good social history read, pick up No Ordinary Deaths by @mollyconisbee.bsky.social. Especially enjoyed reading about the insane textile production behind Victorian mourning culture.
#booksky #currentlyreading
#booksky #currentlyreading
It's outdoor reading season in London, so here's what I've been reading this week🌼 ☀️
The new @hallierubenhold.bsky.social is so good! I've been touched by how hard Belle's friends worked to find out what happened to her and to bring Crippen to justice.
The new @hallierubenhold.bsky.social is so good! I've been touched by how hard Belle's friends worked to find out what happened to her and to bring Crippen to justice.
April 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's outdoor reading season in London, so here's what I've been reading this week🌼 ☀️
The new @hallierubenhold.bsky.social is so good! I've been touched by how hard Belle's friends worked to find out what happened to her and to bring Crippen to justice.
The new @hallierubenhold.bsky.social is so good! I've been touched by how hard Belle's friends worked to find out what happened to her and to bring Crippen to justice.
It's my viva-versary! 🥂
One year ago I successfully defended my PhD.
I've been pretty quiet academically, but the manuscript for my book 'Egyptian Gothic 1880-1920' is now complete.
Release info coming soon... 📚
One year ago I successfully defended my PhD.
I've been pretty quiet academically, but the manuscript for my book 'Egyptian Gothic 1880-1920' is now complete.
Release info coming soon... 📚
March 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's my viva-versary! 🥂
One year ago I successfully defended my PhD.
I've been pretty quiet academically, but the manuscript for my book 'Egyptian Gothic 1880-1920' is now complete.
Release info coming soon... 📚
One year ago I successfully defended my PhD.
I've been pretty quiet academically, but the manuscript for my book 'Egyptian Gothic 1880-1920' is now complete.
Release info coming soon... 📚
Neo-Victorian and Egyptianised Gothic? I am excited to start this one.
Such a beautiful cover too.
Anyone else picked it up yet? 📚
#booksky
Such a beautiful cover too.
Anyone else picked it up yet? 📚
#booksky
February 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Neo-Victorian and Egyptianised Gothic? I am excited to start this one.
Such a beautiful cover too.
Anyone else picked it up yet? 📚
#booksky
Such a beautiful cover too.
Anyone else picked it up yet? 📚
#booksky
BOOK MANUSCRIPT IS IN 🙌📚
Now to enjoy life before the Sword of Damacles that is publisher's amends drops.
Now to enjoy life before the Sword of Damacles that is publisher's amends drops.
February 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
BOOK MANUSCRIPT IS IN 🙌📚
Now to enjoy life before the Sword of Damacles that is publisher's amends drops.
Now to enjoy life before the Sword of Damacles that is publisher's amends drops.
(🧵 2/2)
Your mummy should resolve to stop putting curses on people, even when they poke fun at him. He should do things today, not put them off till tomb-morrow 🥁
From the delightful Monster Holidays (1978)
Your mummy should resolve to stop putting curses on people, even when they poke fun at him. He should do things today, not put them off till tomb-morrow 🥁
From the delightful Monster Holidays (1978)
January 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
(🧵 2/2)
Your mummy should resolve to stop putting curses on people, even when they poke fun at him. He should do things today, not put them off till tomb-morrow 🥁
From the delightful Monster Holidays (1978)
Your mummy should resolve to stop putting curses on people, even when they poke fun at him. He should do things today, not put them off till tomb-morrow 🥁
From the delightful Monster Holidays (1978)
Spending New Year with your mummy (🧵 1/2)
If you give a New Year's party, keep an eye on your mummy. When people start throwing streamers, they might pull one of his loose ends and unravel him.
If you give a New Year's party, keep an eye on your mummy. When people start throwing streamers, they might pull one of his loose ends and unravel him.
January 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Spending New Year with your mummy (🧵 1/2)
If you give a New Year's party, keep an eye on your mummy. When people start throwing streamers, they might pull one of his loose ends and unravel him.
If you give a New Year's party, keep an eye on your mummy. When people start throwing streamers, they might pull one of his loose ends and unravel him.
Merry Christmas everyone! I spent it taking pictures of the sassy street cats of Athens 📸 🐈
December 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! I spent it taking pictures of the sassy street cats of Athens 📸 🐈
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
According to Monster Holidays (1974):
"Your mummy won't eat a Thanksgiving dinner, but he will enjoy the spicy smell of the dressing. He him- self was once stuffed with spices and aromatic herbs. Why not add to his aroma by shaking some thyme and sage on his chest?"
According to Monster Holidays (1974):
"Your mummy won't eat a Thanksgiving dinner, but he will enjoy the spicy smell of the dressing. He him- self was once stuffed with spices and aromatic herbs. Why not add to his aroma by shaking some thyme and sage on his chest?"
November 27, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
According to Monster Holidays (1974):
"Your mummy won't eat a Thanksgiving dinner, but he will enjoy the spicy smell of the dressing. He him- self was once stuffed with spices and aromatic herbs. Why not add to his aroma by shaking some thyme and sage on his chest?"
According to Monster Holidays (1974):
"Your mummy won't eat a Thanksgiving dinner, but he will enjoy the spicy smell of the dressing. He him- self was once stuffed with spices and aromatic herbs. Why not add to his aroma by shaking some thyme and sage on his chest?"
I'm not just interested in Victorian Egyptomania, so you can imagine how excited I was to see Nicholas Cage's death pyramid last month in New Orleans' St Louis Cemetery #1.
Apparently the IRS can't seize tombs, making them a great financial investment if you don't pay your taxes...
Apparently the IRS can't seize tombs, making them a great financial investment if you don't pay your taxes...
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 AM
I'm not just interested in Victorian Egyptomania, so you can imagine how excited I was to see Nicholas Cage's death pyramid last month in New Orleans' St Louis Cemetery #1.
Apparently the IRS can't seize tombs, making them a great financial investment if you don't pay your taxes...
Apparently the IRS can't seize tombs, making them a great financial investment if you don't pay your taxes...