Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
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 to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. Out October 20.
On right now! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Adrian Teal@tealcartoons.bsky.social · 7h agoAt a loose end at 6.30pm UK time? You could tune in to Radio 4's comedy show Best Medicine to hear @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social and me discuss, inter alia, prostate cancer and scrotal tumours the size of a small child, with Kiri and an excellent panel of guests: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
At a loose end at 6.30pm UK time? You could tune in to Radio 4's comedy show Best Medicine to hear @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social and me discuss, inter alia, prostate cancer and scrotal tumours the size of a small child, with Kiri and an excellent panel of guests: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Best Medicine, Series 3, 2 - Reformer Pilates, Persistence, Free Flaps
Jamie MacDonald’s Reformer Pilates faces stiff competition from Free Flaps and Persistence
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Channeling my inner Moira Rose this afternoon for a recording of Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things with Kate Williams and Robert Hardman! We’ll be talking about everything from my new book to the hideous object in my macabre Mary Poppins bag. I’ll drop a link when it comes out this October.
This feels like my real estate bro relative who, when I graduated with my Ph.D., asked me "So...does that mean you're a...history...guy?" Maybe they're in the same chat group.
Not gonna lie: I’m 9 feet tall in these shoes but I love ‘em.
"Everything is just data so we can computer it" has broken so many brains I swear
"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
"The current criteria given to GPs in England to refer women...miss up to 95% of patients under 50 who go on to develop the disease within a decade..." I had to push for a mammogram, which led to my breast cancer diagnosis. If I hadn't, I'd probably be terminal by now. shorturl.at/4gPOd
GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of young women who will develop disease
Findings prompt calls for review of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence criteria in women under 50
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Nice autograph there on a Jacobean Star Chamber document, if you’re a fan of celebrity 1640s royalists.
Not gonna lie: I’m 9 feet tall in these shoes but I love ‘em.
We've survived the entirety of human history without data centres. We can't survive more than a few days without clean drinking water.
History of science meets forensic mysteries: what's not to like? I've pre-ordered mine and can't wait! #histsci #histmed 🗃
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · last wk.Also, please note that the UK cover is different than the one I'm holding in the video! If you are in the UK and you want something extra special, you can now preorder SIGNED and DEDICATED copies from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social: www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/product-page...
Charming. Someone called me a jerk yesterday for posting a picture of the sweetcorn in my garden, because I didn't consider that not everyone has gardens.
Too loud, too quiet, too angry, too ambitious.. oh and too whingy, obvs
Comment from IG. Welcome to being a woman on the internet. Too old, too young, too fat, too thin, too much makeup, not enough makeup. As if a book launch isn't stressful enough. FWIW: I love how makeup can be transformative, and it's nobody's business how someone chooses to present themselves.
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · last wk.I seem to be reaching fewer and fewer people on social media thanks to AI slop and algorithms, so I did the one thing I dread more than a deadline: got on camera. My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is up for pre-order now. It would mean the world if you grabbed a copy👇 Preorder: linktr.ee/drlindseyfitzharris
CALLING ALL INDEPENDENT HISTORIANS!! Come and join IHN for socials, networking, support, advice, newsletters, and promotion of your work! The number of members is going up all the time which is very, very exciting. Join the fun for a bargain £10 per year. membermojo.co.uk/independenth...
Today I discovered that a letter attributed to a man was actually written by Ann Bathurst, the 17th-century visionary woman I’m researching. 🤩 Archival work might be slow and painstaking but it’s totally thrilling to be going in search of lost voices from the past and finding them! 📚
These days I google the end of every single movie before I watch it to see if it’s sad because I just can’t handle that shit anymore. Happy endings only the real world is sad enough.
Brit here - well, English of course. This is fucking hilarious. youtu.be/W5Y8JwEzuvA?...
How The UK Works 🫠.
YouTube video by Jimmy Rees
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Brexit, just one of the most unhinged things I have seen in my lifetime. Just an absolute xenophobic car crash from day one. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’
After years of building lives in UK, potentially thousands of EU citizens could be told they have no right to remain
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1774 Aug 1: One of Joseph Priestley's experiments released a gas that turned out to be oxygen bit.ly/1kq1ZLG #histmed #medicalhistory
Your 3am Wake-Ups Might Have an Ancient Scientific Explanation. www.sciencealert.com/your-3am-wak...
Your 3am Wake-Ups Might Have an Ancient Scientific Explanation
Long before we had smartphones and electric lights, hardly anyone slept through the night.
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I'm pre-recording two podcasts next week ahead of SLEUTH-HOUND's release in October! I'll be bringing my macabre Mary Poppins bag—one grisly object per each host's expertise. First up: royal historian and Queen of Queens, @katewilliamsme.bsky.social. Any guesses? It relates to Queen Victoria!
Yep! I've been saying this for years. When a writer is interviewed about their book, they're usually asked how they came up with the idea for the plot or the characters or the world, etc. & asked what sort of mental hopscotch they went through. If you used AI, your answer will be so fucking boring!
Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 5d agoFor writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why
Jeanne Gibson, one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters, died on July 29, 2026. She was 100 Years old. Born in Minneapolis in 1926, she was only 18 when she moved to Seattle to weld U.S. Navy destroyers at Todd Pacific Shipyards. Rest in peace, Jeanne
