Substacks recommended by Christine Sneed

Recommended by Christine Sneed

I talk about my audio fiction podcast, The Attentionist, and other aspects of writing and the creative life.

Author of three books of fiction and editor of Story, sharing personal thoughts on writing, editing, publishing, and the creative life.

Duchess of Rock

By Sarah Tomlinson

A regular sonic Valentine featuring a song recommendation, with my musings and stories from my life as the Duchess of Rock. Plus book news and events.

Brad Listi

A weekly newsletter about books, writing, and the creative life, from Brad Listi, bestselling author and host of the otherppl podcast.

GEMINI’s Substack

By GEMINI WAHHAJ

My personal Substack

Looking forward to Gemini's novel The Children of This Madness - out in December!

- Christine Sneed

On Being and Timelessness

By Aviya Kushner

On Being and Timelessness is about literature, translation, and ideas. Topics include how the ancient and the present connect; Jewish poetry and prose; why translation matters; and people who are worth a closer look.

Tandem Mosaic

By Vivian

Tandem Mosaic: Personal stories, musings, & reflections that span a life full of unexpected turns, quiet triumphs, & creative pursuits. If you crave variety & learning new things, I'm here with you.

My Field Notes

By Kendall Morgan

A publication that explores consciousness, culture, and creativity + provides insights to help you navigate uncertainties and overcome challenges to live your most creative life.

Rachel’s Substack

By Rachel Shteir

My personal Substack

Rachel Shteir's writing is striking--erudite and witty, always interesting and engaging.

- Christine Sneed

David’s Lists 2.0

By David Long

A re-imagining of DAVID'S LISTS on Facebook. I'll pass along lists of books to check out, especially the neglected/forgotten sort. And I'll be talking about my Insane Reading Project: Reading at least one book published in each year.

TODAY YOU WILL WRITE

By TaraShea Nesbit

TODAY YOU WILL WRITE is a weekly uplift from your encouraging writer friend, TaraShea Nesbit, author of BEHELD and THE WIVES OF LOS ALAMOS. Expect multi-genre creative writing prompts, craft glow-ups, and love.

Wordness

By Heidi Pitlor

Life, creating, being a writer, and publishing--from the longtime series editor of The Best American Short Stories.

Book Pilgrim

By Barbara Shoup

A place to celebrate good books and ponder the journeys they spark, both in the real world and in our heads.

Excellent literary posts.

- Christine Sneed

BordoLines

By Susan Bordo

I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass media—what moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries me—from movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.

Joyce Wadler

An occasional humor column, much like the one I did at The New York Times, which was called "I Was Misinformed". But now, the only gatekeeper is me. I hear I will let me get away with anything.

HIBOU

By Catherine Elcik

On the hunt for a wise (and wisecracking) writing life

Bluestocking Bombshells

By Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️

A Literary, Art, and Sociocultural Salon Hosted by a Fed-Up Feminist

Noel's Notes

By Noel Casler

A deeper dive into current events and 'Noel Casler Podcast' topics.

The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum

Home of The Unspeakable Podcast. Plus new writing and updates from Meghan Daum.

Stunning Sentences

By Nina Schuyler

Admiring, mooning over, loving, and learning to write stunning sentences

The Habit of Art by Kelcey Ervick

An illustrated newsletter about the ups, downs, loop-de-loops, and life-changing power of making art and telling stories. From a writer who draws.

James Reich

James Reich writes about culture, psychology, and the ecological uncanny.

The Typewriter's Collage

By Arnie Bernstein

Personal essays, stuff on the writing life, movies & books, Judaism, and lots of references to Chico Marx. Drafted on typewriter, edited in MS Word on a Mac, presented to you on SubStack. Serious stuff with a humorous foundation

Very smart, often fun, always perceptive essays from Arnie Bernstein via The Typewriter's Collage!

- Christine Sneed

Aimee Liu's MFA Lore

Veteran author Aimee Liu offers the essence of an MFA in creative writing, minus the tuition, one post at a time. Emphasis on memoir, fiction, and book publishing.

Smart, upbeat, and inspiring!

- Christine Sneed

Range of Motion

By Martha Bayne

An exploration of that wretched, beautiful expansion that occurs while surviving midlife, serious illness, or trauma. From a social justice-minded, Chicagoish editor who is recovering from cancer and learning to dance again.

The Tumbleweed

By Jenny Shank

Every month The Tumbleweed blows in with inspiration, thoughts on art, writing, and creativity, book recommendations, and assorted whimsy.

Paul’s Newsletter

By Paul Wilner

existence

Paul has a big mind and is a terrific writer.

- Christine Sneed

Dirtbags Through the Ages

By Allison Epstein

Weird, wild, and dirtbaggy stories from history, handcrafted and delivered biweekly.

Novelist (A Tip for the Hangman & the forthcoming Let the Dead Bury the Dead - 10/23!), student of history and topnotch wit Allison Epstein's Substack is erudite and wild and fun.

- Christine Sneed

Largehearted Ledger

By David Gutowski

The Largehearted Boy weekly newsletter: books, music, & more

The Abundance

By David W. Berner

Living authentically, artfully, deliberately

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts by Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Kathy Fish is always brilliant on fiction-writing. Not to be missed.

- Christine Sneed

The Sharpener

By Sean Singer

Thinking through poetry

What To Read If

By Elizabeth

Where book lovers find their next great read.

Slow Players

By Matthew Specktor

Better Late Than Ever

The Biblioracle Recommends

By John Warner

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

What You Need to Know

By Geoff Plitt

I scour the web every week for the funniest jokes, sketches, standup and more that you may have missed.

Read Her Like an Open Book

By Bill Wolfe

The blog that celebrates literary fiction and memoirs by women. Reviews, interviews, guest author posts, book news, and more!

I love this newsletter by Bill Wolfe - a careful and generous reader of books by women.

- Christine Sneed

Notes from a Small Press

By Anne Trubek

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

The Practicing Writer 2.0: A Newsletter from Erika Dreifus

By Erika Dreifus/The Practicing Writer Newsletter

Curating fee-free (AND paying) calls and competitions—plus other resources—for writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

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Recommended by Christine Sneed