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Dr. Jay Sullivan and Robert Elms standing side-by-side and smiling in a studio. They are positioned in front of a purple and pink "BBC Radio London" sign on a light gray paneled wall. Dr. Sullivan, on the left, is wearing a green floral dress with bright yellow cuffs. Elms, on the right, is wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a light blue button-down shirt, and dark blue trousers.

Made my radio debut today on BBC Radio London!

If you missed it/ don't live in London then you can catch up on BBC Sounds, it's about 90 minutes in 📻

A hand holding a book titled "LIVE! Why We Go Out" by Robert Elms. The book's white cover is decorated with a collage of colorful, vintage-style concert ticket stubs, each featuring variations of the book's title, author, and fake event details like dates and venues. The person holding the book has a clear manicure with a dark blue flame design painted on the thumbnail. The background is slightly out of focus, showing dark wallpaper with a large leafy, botanical pattern.

📻 I'm on the Robert Elms Breakfast Show this Sunday!

Catch me on BBC Radio London at around 11.30am talking about my book.

And if anyone wants a book recommendation that I didn't write, Robert's is excellent.

A screenshot of a YouTube video titled "Victorians' Sickening Obsession With Ancient Egypt!" from the channel "After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal." The video features a woman with blonde hair and a blue top speaking into a microphone in a room with purple and pink ambient lighting and indoor plants. Below the video, standard YouTube interface elements like the "Subscribe" button, like count, and "Share" button are visible.

If you prefer to watch your podcasts, my episode of After Dark is now available on YouTube.

As an extremely handsy talker, I could not successfully grab a screen cap when I was not gesticulating maniacally.

Thank you so much for coming. The stars have aligned and now you have to dip a toe into The Beetle! 🪲

Congratulations to @drjaysullivan.bsky.social for this excellent talk called Victorian Mummymania by @forteanlondon.bsky.social

#ancientmummies #egyotology #victorianmummy #victoriangothic #gothichorror

Such a great night! Thanks for coming ❤️

Social media promo for the After Dark podcast episode "The Victorian's Dark Obsession with Ancient Egypt." The collage-style image includes the podcast's red cover art, a photo of the book "Egyptian Gothic" by Dr. Jay Sullivan, and mummy-themed illustrations on a wrinkled paper background.

Catch me After Dark 💀

I'm the most recent guest on History Hit's excellent After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal podcast. Join me as I delve into the Victorian's dark obsession with ancient Egypt.

Available on Spotify, Apple podcasts and BBC Sounds.

#podcast #spookystuff

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January doesn't have to be dry! Tickets for my Fortran Society talk on January 27 are now live.

Join me as I delve into the weird world of Victorian Egyptomania...

wegottickets.com/event/687014/

A graphic with the text "First review" at the top. The center features a pull quote from the review that reads: "a thoroughly enjoyable read, allowing Sullivan to showcase a vast knowledge acquired through years of research, alongside Sullivan's quick wit and engaging writing style."

A digital graphic of a magazine page layout titled "First review." The page features a book review of "Egyptian Gothic 1884-1920 by Dr. Jay Sullivan," written by Michelle Keeley-Adamson. A black-and-white image of the book cover is shown, depicting a mummy rising from a sarcophagus. The text of the review begins by discussing the sensory experience of reading, contrasting cozy feelings with the dread of "imagining we were an archaeologist placing a hand on an ancient Egyptian mummy." The footer marks this as "ISSE Magazine Issue 4, Autumn 2025, page 25."

First reviews are in!

You can read the full review on my website: www.drjaysullivan.com/media

YouTube video by The Resurrectionists Podcast The Dark Victorian Obsession with Ancient Egypt: Curses, Mummies & Madness

I'm this week's guest on the excellent Ressurectionists podcast!

Is being squashed into jam the best 19th century death?
Is looking at mummies dark tourism?
Why aren't mummies more popular?

Available everywhere you get your podcasts and in video form too.

🎧: youtu.be/OyKqzmdHOpw?...

An events poster featuring a woman holding a book titled "Egyptian Gothic 1884-1920" by Jay S. Sullivan. The left side of the poster has a dark blue background with the white text "EVENTS" at the top. Below the title is a schedule of two events: "08.01 Paper @ London College of Fashion 'Severed Hands in the Egyptian Gothic'" and "27.01 Talk @ The Fortean Society 'Victorian Mummymania' The Bell Pub, E1 7EX." The woman has blonde hair, dramatic blue eyeshadow, and is wearing a blue and black patterned shirt. She is holding the book up near her face.

✨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...

Jay Sullivan, a blonde person with tattoos sits at a dark wooden table in a dimly lit room. They are wearing a blue and black patterned dress. On the table is a book and a looped rope. In the background, there is a figure with ram horns and a taxidermy-like chandelier hanging above the table.

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

Jay Sullivan is a blonde person with tattoos on their arms. She holds up a book with a blue and white cover titled "Egyptian Gothic" by Jay Sullivan.

Tonight's my SOLD OUT talk at The Last Tuesday Society.
Doors 18.30
Let's get spooky this summer 💀 ⛱️

A screenshot of a virtual presentation about a book titled "Egyptian Gothic: 1884-1920." The screen shows the book cover, two QR codes, and a discount code. To the right, there is a video feed of a person with blonde hair, identified as "Jay Sullivan," speaking.

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)

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)

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)

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)

If this sounds like something you'd fancy then pick up a copy of Egyptian Gothic when it's out on August 18!

You can save 20% when you order via @springernature.com using code WZgUCX29Thbqpg.

Order via the link in my bio.

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.

(🧵)

What do Art Deco, cannibalism, drug use, floriography and mass-consumerism all have in common? 🤔
(🧵)

An uncorrected proof from a book. The two page spread shows both text and an illustration from Pharos the Egyptian.

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

Unwrapping the Victorian’s Mummy Obsession with Dr Jay Sullivan - LIVE - The Last Tuesday Society Please note this is NOT a ZOOM Lecture but an in person lecture. Tickets include a complimentary glass of Devil’s Botany Chocolate Absinthe. Doors open at 6:30pm and talk starts […]

Talk alert! ⚠️

Unwrapping the Victorian’s Mummy Obsession
19 Aug
18.30-20.30

Come, sip absinthe, and listen to me talk about the weirder side of Egyptomania at The Last Tuesday Society.

Early-bird tickets are nearly sold out.

thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/u...

#history #talk #london

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

The image is one of Martin Van Maële's illustrations for Arthur Conan Doyle's "Lot No. 249." Van Maële was mostly famous for his erotic illustrations, but here he lends his skills to rendering the sinewy horror of the reanimated mummy.

An advertisement for the book "Egyptian Gothic: 1884–1920" by Jay Sullivan, published by Palgrave Macmillan, available August 5th. The ad features the book's cover on the left and a quote praising the book on the right.

📚 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

Thank you for writing it! I work around Southwark too so was reading it on lunch like 👀 👀

A dark-colored book titled "No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality" by Molly Conisbee, featuring an illustration of an urn flanked by skeletons, stands on a bookshelf.

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