Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor.
Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice & razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes.
Starter Packs
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Part II: Historians in Britain
Part II: a starter pack of public and academic historians who live and work in Britain. This includes people who publish history books, teach history, run history podcasts, or host TV series. It also includes librarians, archivists, and other various history-related departments and/or institutes.
STEM Writers and Science/Medical Historians
I'm a medical historian - and I'm looking for my people! Here's a list of medical and science historians, both popular and academic, as well as STEM writers and journalists. Also, relevant institutes, libraries, and museums. Give me a shout if you want to be added!
Historians in Britain
Part I: a starter pack of public and academic historians who live and work in Britain. This includes people who publish history books, teach history, run history podcasts, or host TV series. It also includes librarians, archivists, and other various history-related departments and/or institutes.
@jamesdaybell.bsky.social
Prof EM History; Letters; Gloves; https://genderingthemuseum.co.uk; Swedish Res Council project, Moved Apart on Separation; Histories of the Unexpected Pod: https://historiesoftheunexpected.com; agent: https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/james-daybell
@gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social
Small & mighty. Exploring changes in history of medicine on site of Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Mannequins, life and death, medical instruments. Worcester, UK. Closed Bank Holidays.
@deborahb.bsky.social
Book author, toxicology journalist, fascinated by poison and murder (current book project), and, oh yeah, I'm director of the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT.
@deegonz92.bsky.social
Medievalist: London, urban history, political discourse, documentary culture📜 Archives and Records Management Professional 📚 Social Media Fellow at @harchivestrust.bsky.social 💻 Co-founder @memslibukc.bsky.social Digital engagement
@danlevitt.bsky.social
Author of "What’s Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms from the Big Bang Through Last Night’s Dinner" HarperCollins, 2023. Former science documentary producer. Now writing books. https://danlevitt.com/
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
@samkean.bsky.social
Science raconteur. Author of several books, including Dinner with King Tut - out July 8th!
@leannareneehieber.bsky.social
Author of gothic, ghostly fiction & ghost-centered non-fiction celebrating women's history. Actress. Goth. Playwright. Ghost Tour Guide. A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN and AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC (Kensington Books) STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL (Tor Books).
@clearyb.bsky.social
Writer/researcher, cochlear implant recipient Work👉#MedSafety #MedsInPregnancy #VTE #Pharmacoepi #Pharmsky #Writing👉 http://noisysilence.ie Bram Stoker’s Gibbet Hill https://rotundafoundation.ie/gibbet-hill/ #HelpUsHear dDeaf/gigs
@tobyontv.bsky.social
TV critic, Greenlit podcast creator/host, still trying to write a book
@michaelpearce.bsky.social
History, Scotland. Probably writing about material culture, costume, household accounts, letters, and recipe books Blog, remember them? https://vanishedcomforts.org/about/
@gemmahauthor.bsky.social
Historian, author, and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Runs the Just History Posts blog. https://lnk.bio/GemmaHAuthor
@jasmineelmer.bsky.social
History with Soul. Bringing you the past with meaning and purpose. Author, TV Presenter, Podcaster and Speaker. Goddess with a Thousand Faces Slay coming 2026 www.jasmineelmer.co.uk
@eliarieh.bsky.social
Non-fiction literary agent at the Curious Minds Agency. On the hunt for experts with something to say. Treasurer of the Association of Authors’ Agents. Books, cats and crochet. He/him. Trans ally. 🏳️🌈 https://curiousmindsagency.com/our-team
@charmingdisaster.bsky.social
Goth-folk duo w/ songs of death, crime, myth, magic, science & the occult. "Haunted Vaudeville" -Splice Magazine
@samatlounge.bsky.social
Publishing commentator. Founder of Meet The Booktokers, As Seen On Booktok, and The Empowered Author. Trying to disrupt book publishing for 15+ years. Not easy.
@lucigosling.bsky.social
History madam. Scribe for hire. Plus art, illustration, culture, fashion, food, friends. Mary Evans Picture Library. Glen of Imaal terrier owner. Mother of 3 people. Crisp addict. Co.Durham born; Wanstead dweller. Will finish my website one day.
@shonaparkerhistory.bsky.social
Writer of English social history; 'How the Victorians Lived' published by @penandswordbooks.bsky.social. Wants to live in a castle. Adores tea. Runs a website full of English Victorian history articles: www.backinthedayof.co.uk. Sharing my day with you!
@cheesetastingco.bsky.social
Author of A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, A Cheesemonger's Compendium & A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles. Private and corporate cheese tastings. "The UK's greatest authority on cheese" (Tom Watson) https://www.cheesetastingco.uk/
@thewhalergirl.bsky.social
AD, Concept Artist & Illustrator. Former Sharkmob London, Everwild, Fable, Forza. Illustrator for CR, GRRM, Hearthstone, MtG. Aloof on the outside, squishy on the inside. Fuck cancer. She/her www.artofsamhogg.com https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/samhogg/
@alexisdesigns.bsky.social
First and foremost a disillusioned Liberal, Jewish woman. Into anything art, animals and people with a brain. Militant lesbian...in a good way.
@erinkb.bsky.social
Social researcher and consultant. Writes about equity, pop culture, and storytelling. Protect trans kids. Tax billionaires out of existence Dog valet Canadian settler colonist in Aotearoa/ tauiwi Te reo Māori ākonga Chaotic Good Whakatū She/her/ia
@derekdesanges.bsky.social
Writer of books and short stories: derekdesanges.wordpress.com/books Writer of feature articles & reviews in the museum sector: https://desangeswritings.wordpress.com/ Media-adjacent (sorry) https://linktr.ee/derekdesanges Profile artwork by Emma Weakley.
@coryopcicle.bsky.social
Radiochemist gripped by the beauty of the universe, from astrophysics to elementary particles. Seeking community upholding love, compassion, and resistance to rising fascism. Have a Ph.D. in actual science. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🇺🇳
@glmasson.bsky.social
London based cliosophic Historian. Mostly Ottomans but all history & folklore welcome! Editor Islam and Christian Muslim Relations Journal, HEmpire & HFolk. British Association for Turkish Area Studies Committee. Museum & book ethusiast! #skystorians
@nccomfort.bsky.social
Historian of science & medicine and writer @ Johns Hopkins & Berkeley. History of genetics, eugenics, molecular biology, genomics. Also rock climbing, roots music, tattoos, dogs, humor. They’ll cut my sarcasm from my cold dead throat!
@memoriscapes.bsky.social
Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, University of Helsinki. Visiting Researcher, University of Catania. Media, death and memory. Digital afterlife and politics of remembering. Current research project: Death, Data, and Digital Media, funded by Kone Foundation
@cnlester.bsky.social
Multi-genre musician: voice/piano/composition/improvisation Artistic Director Transpose PhD on Barbara Strozzi - interdisciplinary work is life ’Trans Like Me’, ‘Furies,’ various critical intros, 2 current trans historical WIP they/them www.cnlester.com
@shiplives.bsky.social
Writer. Comms person. Mostly sci/tech/health. Sometimes music/food/culture. Lifelong Eagles fan from the South. (We exist!) Let’s make the South better, y’all. Stuff I write for fun here: https://medium.com/@shiplives
@jacquelinenew.bsky.social
Author of the DCI McNeill Scottish crime series. Neurotic dog owner. ND. AS Warrior. Deaf. Fine artist. jacquelinenew.com
@sicktodeath.bsky.social
Immerse yourself in the gruesome, gory, and horrible history of medicine through the ages, from Greek theories to alternative remedies! Located in a beautiful Grade II listed church on Chester's medieval rows. A Big Heritage attraction. sicktodeath.org
@britwarmemorial.bsky.social
Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance Please like or share to remind people how important and beautiful war memorials are.
@cemhend.bsky.social
PhD@UToronto CMS. Palaeography, codicology, forensics skeptic. Also Chaucer and video games. Wikipedia editor (AMA). AuDHD. 🏴🏳️⚧️ Also @cemhend@scholar.social and cemhend on birdsite
@cemeteryclub.bsky.social
Cemeteries are museums of people! Exploring places of rest as social history. By public historian Sheldon K. Goodman (he/him). ⚰️ 🏛💀 🏳️🌈
@skylinefilm.bsky.social
Film producer. Book 10 Scotland Street - an opinionated history of one house over two centuries now out paperback
@historyquine.bsky.social
Founder of Hidden Aberdeen Tours, tour guide, historian, folklorist, published author
@stanfordpress.bsky.social
Stanford University Press has been publishing books across the humanities, social sciences, law, business, and other areas since 1892.
@artpublikamag.bsky.social
A digital biannual that covers the pragmatic side of art & runs a kick-ass shop | Read: www.ARTpublikaMag.com | Shop: @theartpublikashop.bsky.social
@silentmother.bsky.social
Public health professional in nonprofit management. Collector of historical oddities relating to pregnancy, childbirth, and infancy. Gen X mom of teenagers. Centrist Democrat
@philosofemme.bsky.social
Philosopher, Oxford | Post-Kantian European Philosophy, Feminism, Ethics, and Religion | katekirkpatrick.co.uk
@macesari.bsky.social
Geriatrics & Gerontology at the World Health Organization Aging (Ageing) • Frailty (Intrinsic Capacity) • Public Health • Integrated care (Long-term care) • Geriatria • AS Roma • SPQR • MedSky Posts are mine Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@macesari
@hunterianmuseum.bsky.social
At the Royal College of Surgeons of England Discover the art and science of surgery from ancient times to the present day. https://hunterianmuseum.org/
@cathrynpearce.bsky.social
British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast
@michaelsimsbook.bsky.social
Author NYT Notable Bk & Lib Jour Best Sci Bk ADAM’S NAVEL, WaPo & Globe Best Bk STORY OF CHARLOTTE’S WEB, Edgar & Gold Dagger finalist ARTHUR & SHERLOCK. Journalist: New Statesman, NYT, TLS, LAT, WaPo, WSJ. Next book DARWIN’S CHILD < Basic Bks/Hachette.
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
Professional book pushers 📚 https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/
@sidersadapts.bsky.social
audacious climate adaptation | assoc prof U of Delaware | social scientist + lawyer | #clifi #managedretreat #relocation #adaptationethics
@mesabree.bsky.social
Science and Medical illustrator, infographic artist. Professional #sciart nerd. Kidlit and graphic novel author/illustrator seeking representation. MAIN: www.mesaschumacher.com KIDLIT: https://imaginationillustration.mesaschumacher.com