Substacks recommended by Will Dowd

Recommended by Will Dowd

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.

Art Dogs

By Bailey Richardson

Meet the beloved pets that lived with beloved artists. Posts delivered monthly.

Cancer Culture

By Dr. Stacy Wentworth

Digging into what we know and how we feel about cancer. Sharing hidden medical history and insights from my patients. No conspiracy theories. Occasional cute farm animals.

Seasonal Living with Victoria Harrison

By Victoria

A regular slice of seasonal magic to help you live a life more wild. Sign up for recipes, folklore and ideas for celebrating the ancient seasonal festivals.

A uniquely joyous and creative newsletter that will tune you into the seasons.

- Will Dowd

Steinbergdrawscartoons

By Avi Steinberg

Cartoons, thoughts, more cartoons, worries, and more!

Carlson Letter

By Benjamin Carlson

Sharing ideas on media, great thinkers, and how to gain attention for your ideas.

Life Litter

By Jill

No brand, no message. What’s left

I love this newsletter's dry, insightful, and incisive voice. And I'm very invested in the saga of saving a local pub.

- Will Dowd

On Things

By Madeleine Dore

A miscellany of things we do, feel and encounter in creative and everyday life.

Beyond Bloomsbury

By Victoria K. Walker

Historical Artist and Writer Biographies | Curated Gallery and Library Collections | Historical Investigations

Substack Reads

Your guide to great writing, podcasts, and shows happening on Substack

Sophia

Head of Writer Relations @Substack

The Author Stack

By Russell Nohelty

Helping create a sustainable path forward for authors to build businesses that allow them to thrive and lives that light them up inside.

Letters on Being

By Yardena Schwersky

like talking with an old friend under the stars at 2 a.m.

Poetic and hopeful--what else can you ask for?

- Will Dowd

AI Supremacy

By Michael Spencer

News at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, technology and business including Op-Eds, research summaries, guest contributions and valuable info about A.I. startups.

The Austen Connection

By Plain Jane

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

A necessity for any Austen fan.

- Will Dowd

The Galactic Times Newsletter

By Dr. Larry Krumenaker

Astronomy News, The Sky and The Universe in Everyday Life. Commentary and Astronomy Education.

Brimming with information, this newsletter provides expert analysis from a professional night sky watcher.

- Will Dowd

The Intrinsic Perspective

By Erik Hoel

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike Sowden

A newsletter about seeing more, feeling more and asking better questions - and a romp through science in search of a good "wow!" you can feel right down to your boots.

Mike Sowden's newsletter is awesome indeed. Each post is sparklingly written, spectacularly encyclopedic, and just plain funny. Highly recommended!

- Will Dowd

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.

Survival by Book

By Courtney Cook

work, love, art & other life-stuff, seen through a bookish lens

A literary feast.

- Will Dowd

The Sometimes Newsletter

By Ella Frances Sanders

A dispatch from the desk of New York Times and internationally-bestselling author and illustrator Ella Frances Sanders, concerned primarily with paying close attention, the relationship between beauty and the mundane, and the things we fall in love with.

Such a great artist and writer!

- Will Dowd

Subtle Maneuvers

By Mason Currey

A fortnightly newsletter on routines, rituals, and wriggling through a creative life, from the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Always illuminating!

- Will Dowd