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Recommended by Jeffrey Streeter

The Austen Connection

By Plain Jane

How Jane Austen's stories connect to us today, and connect us to each other.

Open Water

By Wendy

Writings from Wendy Robinson

The Publishing Spectrum

By Amanda Bray

Where thousands of authors, founders & creatives refine their publishing strategies & reclaim their voices — through data, intuition & deep editorial discernment. ☀️ Home of the Publishing Archetype Quiz

The best place to go for advice about your writing and Substack publishing.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Create Me Free

By Kathryn Vercillo

Where Art Meets Psychology. We are not all "tortured geniuses" and art isn't always therapy but there is so much richness and connection and magic in the in between. Let's play, communicate, and learn there.

A site of generosity, beauty and openness

- Jeffrey Streeter

A Narrative Of Their Own

By Kate Jones

Essays on the lives and literature of women.

Wonderful content, superbly assembled and written with flair.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Anne of Green Places

By Anne Thomas

I write my way through the nooks and crannies of the natural+human world - recently left the French Alps to be an ecology professor in Utah. Place, history, ecology, art.

Anne's Substack is a delight. I learn a lot from her, and I just love the photos she takes.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Snaps

By Deirdre Lewis

sketches, flash fiction, musings and observations

Deirdre's writing dazzles. Every piece from her refracts another aspect of the world's beauty.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Tokyo Calling

By Gianni Simone

About travel, culture, urban exploration, and all things Japanese, of course. 2,330 subscribers and followers.

Every time I go to Gianni's Substack learn something new about Japan! If you want to get some great insights into the country, this the place for you.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Catalectic

By Alicia Kenworthy

Missives at the intersection of comedy, autofiction and literary critique. Delivered to your inbox twice monthly by an overcaffeinated and under assured millennial in Washington, DC.

Beautiful Things: The Diary of A Lady Traveler

By Beautiful Things: The Diary of a Lady Traveler

A newsletter for those who love travel, books, history, and beautiful things. I write about the inspiring history of women travel writers, and share my own travels - with a passion for sharing the stories of the people and places I meet along the way.

Just a glance at jodi's website will tell you that this is indeed a place of beautiful things

- Jeffrey Streeter

Life Litter

By Jill

No brand, no message. What’s left

I love Jill's writing style, so fresh and immediate.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Beyond Bloomsbury

By Victoria K. Walker

An ongoing anthology of historical artist and writer biographies and curated gallery and library collections.

Fascinating reflections on our cultural history and literature. Also, visually impressive posts.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Feasts and Festivals

By Liz Gwedhan

Read, cook, eat, repeat.

I love Liz's Substack - I always feel wiser after reading her essays! Her sharp intelligence and deep research make every essay a delight.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Amazement Seeker by Rona Maynard

Celebrating discovery in art, writing and the moment as it flies

Rona writes beautifully, with so much grace and insight.

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Journey of an Immigrant's Dream

By Yi Xue

A lifelong negotiation between assimilation and heritage, and a reckoning between following a script and finding my true self.

A great newsletter, full of insight and pathos. Yi Xue writes wonderfully about her family history.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Loud Soft Black Girl Substack

By ARN

My personal Substack

Alicia's flair and wit make reading about the dry machinations of American politics interesting and even fun. That's quite an achievement. She's my go-to source for the inside story.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Animated

By Jon

Stories behind how your favourite cartoons came to life — and the ones you might have missed.

A place to find those cartoons you loved as a child, beautifuly described

- Jeffrey Streeter

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 70K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus ✨

Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly chats, podcasts. A bespoke membership to help you stay creative and grow on Substack! 💫

Full of great advice for newer Substackers and Clare has created a real warmth in her community. If you want to sparkle on Substack, where else would you go?

- Jeffrey Streeter

Spark

By Elizabeth Marro

Come for the book recs, essays, nosy questions, awkward confessions. Stay for the conversation.

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

Always so full of great insights

- Jeffrey Streeter

Peak Notions with Laura Kennedy

Peak Notions is the ideologically exhausted person’s guide to untangling ideas, identity, and the chaos we live in

Elegant, thoughtful essays.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Petchary on Substack

By Emma Lewis

Daily thoughts, comments, books, Nature from the island of Jamaica. An appendix to Petchary's Blog on WordPress. A journal of sorts. It will evolve.

An intelligent, sympathetic guide to daily life and events in Jamaica.

- Jeffrey Streeter

STORIES, AFTER EIGHT

By Ben Woestenburg ...STORIES

Read my novellas, & novelettes for FREE; or, Up-Grade and read my serial novels; or listen as I read Classic poetry to you. Sign up to have it delivered to your in-box. Grab a MEMBERSHIP and join me in THE PORTAL CLUB, for readings, chats, and videos.

Ben's a great storyteller!

- Jeffrey Streeter

Gathering

By River

A newsletter devoted to storytelling, narrative, and demystifying the writer's life, from a queer, working class perspective.

Brilliantly written, varied and insightful.

- Jeffrey Streeter

A hill and I

By Susie Mawhinney

Field conversations and blurry photography from a hill in SW France, wrapped in self sufficient chaos, memoir obscurities and armfuls of love!

Beautiful writing and stunning photography.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Jenna Repeats History

By Jenna Vandenberg

Books to read, places to explore, lessons to teach

If I was studying history, Jenna would be the perfect teacher. As it is, I love history and Jenna is the perfect guide.

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Literary Obsessive

By Eleanor Anstruther

A show case for my work, I stream fiction before it goes to print, publish essays & interviews, and champion indie lit fiction by increasing visibility, challenging stigma, and proving quality.

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

I write about almost everything, from personal essay and memoir to fiction to travel essays to politics to book reviews to thoughts on literature to novels and stories and much more.

Writes with style and from the heart

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Sadbook Collections

By Sara Barkat

the (mostly) daily comic strip of a stick-figure human

Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society

By Ann Kennedy Smith

Exploring Cambridge women’s history and the best mid-20th-century novels by women writers

Lost in the Archives brings something unique I can't get (can't find) anywhere else on Substack. The deft way Ann handles her material and the novel perspectives that she opens up from her time in the archives are very precious.

- Jeffrey Streeter

What Now? with Lindsay Johnstone

#21 in Parenting: Asking and attempting to answer various flavours of this question as I rattle roughshod over the peaks and troughs of perimenopausal midlife from home in Glasgow, Scotland

Laura Thompson’s Substack

By laura thompson

Writing on writers - Nancy, Agatha, various Elizabeths and more. And on other things, from classical ballet to classic murder trials. Whatever interests me, and I hope you also.

Witty, informative and highly researched essay. Not to be missed!

- Jeffrey Streeter

Homo Vitruvius by A. Jay Adler

Memoir, poetry, fiction, drama, and essays on all things human: explorations into our reason for being in the world. Living through language and ideas from a professor of English and writer.

This is indeed "writing that dares." It's also writing that breathes with life and intelligence. A true Substack gem.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike

A newsletter about ideas, wonder and hope - and a romp through the modern sciences in search of a good "wow!" you can feel down to your boots.

Humble, wise and always incredibly interesting.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Gardentopia

By Jan Johnsen

Sharing garden ideas, planting inspiration and outdoor how-tos by Jan Johnsen

No Girl is an Island

By Lani

Memoir, meaning, and misadventures from a writer learning how to be at home in the world.

Lani's writing, perceptions and perspective are a constant delight to me.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Submariner. Reader. Writer. Seeking bold coffee, sublime jazz, and unforgettable stories.

Beyond the Bookshelf is a wonderful community of readers interested in exploring how reading experiences resonate with and impact their lives. Matthew's reading and comments on individual books and authors make this a stimulating Substack!

- Jeffrey Streeter

JAPAN ORDINARY -photos-

By Japan Ordinary

I photograph ordinary moments in Japan. Streets, light, silence, and small details of everyday life. Nothing special — and that is exactly what I want to share.

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Some of the best writing on Substack.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Hmm That's Interesting

By Clara

Culture thoughts of/for/by the Chronically Online, from that girl you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok (alas). Essays, pop culture, interviews, and literature.

Superbly written, forensically incisive

- Jeffrey Streeter

Still Singing

By Kris Jackson

Ruminations on the Soundtrack of My Life

Kris writes compellingly about her life and experiences, and she also has the knack of choosing just the right music to illustrate her essay and bring joy to her readers.

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Ariadne Archive

By Freya Rohn

Finding the threads that lead out of the labyrinth.

Freya shines plenty of northern light into the labyrinth of human experience, with a fine poetic lens. Every post is a treasure.

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Curious Platypus

By Michael Edward

The curious musings of a curious creature.

This curiosity-driven newsletter features insightful, provocative observations and some great writing.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

Glorious writing that hits you in the heart and takes you to amazing places you thought you'd never visit.

- Jeffrey Streeter

The Matterhorn: truth in fiction

By Kathleen Clare Waller

Writing on the Margins of Fiction and Life

Erudite, fascinating and incredibly rich in its range

- Jeffrey Streeter

Be Less Careful

By Nancy Reddy

sustaining creative work in a busy life, midlife reinvention, and figuring out how to be happier at home

Versailles Century

By David Gemeinhardt

The court of Versailles and French high society through the words of those who were there between 1682 and 1789.

Although the people who feature here were at the centre of European politics in their time, reading the Versailles Century is like entering a haven of civility and good writing.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Goatfury Writes

By Andrew Smith

I want to give you something interesting to think about every single day.

Energising, educational and excitingly eclectic.

- Jeffrey Streeter

Notes from Sardinia

By F ox

Musings of a poet-farmer's wife from the Blue Zone of Sardinia - tales of life in the Sardinian countryside with bits of memoir and reflections on aging, health, self-care.

Such a cool place!

- Jeffrey Streeter