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Recommended by Simon Sweetman

Songs from Insane Times

By George Henderson

George D Henderson's purely personal reflections on music

Coco's Fantabulous Afro

By Gary Trujillo

memoirs about the theater of the absurd.

Domestic Animals

By Claire Mabey

Mostly about books. Not always about books. Probably a lot about older books and children's literature.

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

A brilliant writer. And in particular, an amazing poet. One of my absolute favourites.

- Simon Sweetman

Letters from an American in Aotearoa.

Notes For Actors

By Miranda Harcourt

Lift your game with Miranda Harcourt

Synth and Swagger

By Jason D'Orazio

Rewinding the best of new wave music—deep dives, synth love, and overlooked gems. Join 100+ readers who get Synth and Swagger in their inbox every Tuesday.

Nonfiction Storytelling with Jon Ronson

How to write narrative nonfiction books and podcasts, plus a place for all my work that won't be a book or a podcast.

Tips from the master

- Simon Sweetman

By Hamish McKenzie (Disjointed)

Sometimes I feel like writing things, so this is where I write them.

Art & Irreverence

By Art and Irreverence by Megan Dunn

By Megan Dunn

By Martyn Pepperell

Interviews, reviews, photographs and thoughts from Martyn Pepperell

Martyn shares great recommends across literature, film and music. And terrific photography too.

- Simon Sweetman

Emily Writes Weekly

Emily Writes Weekly is a newsletter by me, Emily Writes, hitting your inbox twice a week with snark and joy and topical weirdness!

Emily writes from the heart. And is funny too. Great stories and activism.

- Simon Sweetman

The Bad News Letter

By Josh Drummond

A newsletter mostly about media, think tanks, and climate change.

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