Substacks recommended by Claire Polders

Recommended by Claire Polders

The Hush and the Howl, with Beth Kephart

An endless entanglement of art and language, prose and paint, seam and stitch. All art and words are copyright@2024, by National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart.

SmallStack

By Robin Taylor

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

A great community of kind and creative people, sharing insights and inspiration.

- Claire Polders

Accordion FIction: A New Approach to Flash & Other Fictions

By Thaisa Frank

A newsletter for writers who want innovative ways to write & revise.

Wise words and interesting prompts from a master

- Claire Polders

Attention Economy

By Leigh Stein

honest advice about making a career as an author today

Essential book industry information by a successful author brought to you in a personal, clever, and funny voice.

- Claire Polders

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.

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

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

Loved her memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful" and the same wise and warm voice speaks to me from her newsletters.

- Claire Polders

Melt With Me

By Paul Crenshaw

Essays on kindness, pop culture, and occasionally poop. Cancer survivor x2. Father of awesome daughters. Four-time Best American Essayist.

Peak Notions with Laura Kennedy

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

Brent and Michael Are Going Places

By Brent and Michael are Going Places

The adventures, insights, and travel tips of a gay nomad couple exploring the world. A "Substack Featured" Newsletter! Also seen on CBS Sunday Morning and CNN.com.

Good writing, great advice, interesting points of view, and a funny, clever voice—Brent and Michael offer it all in their travel newsletter. They're nomads like me and know what they're talking about.

- Claire Polders

The Art of Flash Fiction

By Kathy Fish

Free monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts / Weekly Posts & Community Writing Events for paid subscribers from Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish

Craft essays, prompts, and insights from a generous master of the genre. What's not to love?

- Claire Polders

Julie Zuckerman’s Monthly Author Newsletter

Book recommendations, literary news, a virtual series connecting readers and writers of Jewish books, a story/essay of the month, recipes and other thoughts on writing, delivered to your inbox once a month

The ups and downs of the writing process, an eye on literary Israel, and family recipes. An honest and intriguing look at one author's life.

- Claire Polders

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

Fantastic selection of essays. I discover new authors (and their books) every week.

- Claire Polders