The New Dork Review of Books

Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

A weekly roundup of thoughts, links, happenings, and general goings ons in my bookish life.

A letter to America from a van--with occasional diversions to books, cats, food, and nature.

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity

The New Naturals, out November 2023

Part book club, part English class.

Thoughts from a freelance writer on the unbound, nomadic, creative life.

A newsletter about taking up space, from a social justice-minded, Chicagoish editor who is recovering from cancer and learning to dance again.

Words. Words about words. Words about copyediting. The occasional cultural observation.

flex yours every day in art, politics, thought, and useful rage.

inspiration & encouragement for writers + reading recommendations

A newsletter on dharma, writing for wonder & amazement, & spiritual ecology. Buddhism but make it wild and witchy.

a salty pop culture newsletter from my inner Julia Sugarbaker

Weekly essays on reading the world and reading in the world, plus personalized book recommendations based on the last five books you've read.

I write about books, authors, and literary culture. Formerly a book critic at The Washington Post.

The Melt is Jason Diamond's look at old, new, and evolving classics.

A literary newsletter about the writing that happens off the page and how we make sense of our lives through creativity.

for the love of reading, style, and building a life of meaning

bad jokes only

All things books, reading, and Hurrah! I'm finally retired and it's everything and more.

Kinda Genius is a weekly email with one unforgettable story about creativity, curiosity, or invention plus a selection of links, exercises, and other resources.