Substacks recommended by Leah Eichler

Recommended by Leah Eichler

If it were just the anthology, dayenu! If it were the anthology, but not the regular essays posted? Dayenu! If it were the anthology and essays, but not the new podcast? Dayenu! If it were the anthology, essays and podcast but not the community? Dayenu.

JUDITH MAGAZINE

By Elissa Wald

A Journal Of Jewish Letters, Arts & Empowerment

What Comes Next?

By Abigail Thomas

Something odd will cross my mind, or a memory will catch me off guard, or my monkey mind will swing from the ceiling fan, or a tiny ant will crawl up the bookcase next to my chair. Then I get curious and curiosity is the first step in an unknown direction

Don't Bother Reading

Because now that blogs are nearly kaput, it's time for someone to finish the job.

Never Alone

By Elissa Wald

Children of Israel are never alone.

Writing a Better World

By Ros Barber

We transform pain into peace through acts of creation.

THE GOLDEN MEAN

By Michael Golden

Investigating everything. Michael Golden is a national-award winning journalist and the author of Write Or Die, Ethical Tribing and Unlock Congress. TGM features his insights on mental health, politics, culture, and family in an increasingly absurd world.

My personal Substack

My personal Substack

The Book I Want to Write

By Paul Zakrzewski

I focus on the place where urgency meets resistance—what gets in the way of the writing the big, scary things you want to. Also, home of THE BOOK I HAD TO WRITE podcast. Currently publishes 2x a month.

The Play Typer Guy

By Stephen Robinson

I write about politics, the arts, and something else that interests you.

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Jewdicious

By JEWDICIOUS

A tribe of 18 scribes breaking down life's complexities through a Jewish lens. Our writing is inspired by the concept of Tikkun Olam: Doing our part to repair the world!

Perplexed Jew

By Thomas P. Balazs

Reflections on faith, meaning, and culture by a second-generation Holocaust survivor raised as a Christian and now living as a Jew.

Really thoughtful analysis

- Leah Eichler

Auraist: picking the best-written books of the month

By Sean

32K+ readers. Followers, please note that only free or paid subscribers receive our picks of the best-written books from US & UK prize shortlists & major reviews, & masterclasses by their (sometimes world-renowned) authors on prose style.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

For writers and creators who want real, meaningful growth on Substack ◻️ From the foremost Substack strategist Sarah Fay ◻️ Join thousands of paid subscribers ◻️ A top-3, bestselling, featured Substack globally

bacon is the chocolate of meats

By appleton king

"take me to the place i love...take me all the way"---RHCP

5 a.m. Stories

By Robert Basler

Lifelong journalist's stories he can't stop telling himself... Romance, humor and a wide, razzle-dazzle world....

Finally, after months of my cajoling, Bob Basler has agreed to share his words with the world. Don't miss this.

- Leah Eichler

Kurt Vonnegut Radio

By Gabe Hudson

If Kurt Vonnegut had a podcast, it would sound like this.

When The Going Gets Weird

By Mathew Ingram

Links that interest me -- and maybe you

Highly intelligent and tantalizingly eclectic

- Leah Eichler

i hate these people

By daisy cashin

Figuring out the universe through some good old loathing and resentment. These are ill-tempered and ill-remembered love bits from the poop storm.

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

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

Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter

By Alec Karakatsanis

How the police and the media distract us from what matters.

Thoughtful, well-researched, beautifully articulated. It's important work and we're grateful someone like Alec is doing this.

- Leah Eichler

Juvenescence with Leah McLaren

A newsletter by the journalist and author Leah McLaren. Weekly essays on life, love, the creative unconscious and the tragicomedy of being alive -- plus regular video interviews with writers.

Leah insights never fail to strike a deep emotional chord. Always look forward to her posts.

- Leah Eichler

Ghost Stories

By Ruth Franklin

For people who think critically about books. An insider perspective on book publishing, writing criticism, and my biography currently in production, THE MANY LIVES OF ANNE FRANK. Also featuring an occasional group read of Israeli and Palestinian authors.

Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

Unshame

By Jowita Bydlowska

Dealing with shame one post at a time

The Psychedelic Blog

By Andrew M. Weisse

A Weekly Think Piece about the Impact of Psychedelics on Grieving, Relationships, Culture & Death.

Very cerebral and thoughtful take on psychedelics.

- Leah Eichler

Writing Family Histories

By Sarah Einstein

my writing to recover lost family history, with prompts so you can, too.

Prompts of Resilience

By Meg Pokrass

"We have art so we shall not die of reality" -Friedrich Nietzsche Newsletter of Meg Pokrass' prompts and hint fiction contests. Paid subscribers have access to archive and exclusive “hint fiction” (very short story) contest opportunities.

Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

Really valuable, no nonsense advice on the publishing industry.

- Leah Eichler

Emet-Truth

By Howard Lovy

Jewish News and Commentary from Howard Lovy

I Might Be Wrong

By Jeff Maurer

Comedy, politics, and swearing in pretty much equal amounts.

Alphabet Soup

By Etgar Keret

Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.

One of my favourite writers.

- Leah Eichler

Beth's TV & Film Recommendations

By Beth Lisogorsky

I find the good stuff for you. So you don't have to.

Life is a Sacred Text

By Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

Space to say true things, with ancient stories serving as mirrors and lights. Now living at LifeIsASacredText.com 🌱

Meg Pokrass Microfiction Workshops

Meg's upcoming workshops posted here. Paid subscribers will be sent a post once per week. Subscribers receive $10 off of all Meg's solo-taught workshops and editing requests per project.

The Beinart Notebook

By Peter Beinart

A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

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.

Really valuable information for those interested in publishing. I always learn something new.

- Leah Eichler

Devotaj Sacred Arts

By Ketzirah

Exploring Jewishly-rooted making, mussar, and magick to connect past, present, & possible future(s). Jewitch goodness for Jewish witches and witchy Jews. Established 2016/5776 by the creator of Peeling a Pomegranate (z"l).

Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

So admire her focus and the depth of the information. We need more journalists to focus on stories that impact women's lives directly.

- Leah Eichler

SHuSH, by Kenneth Whyte

By ken whyte

The world of non-fiction from Sutherland House (and beyond)

So informative and well-written. It's like a 101 course in non-fiction publishing

- Leah Eichler

Men Yell at Me

By lyz

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.