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Recommended by Mathew Lyons

A meander through the literary byways of Bibliotecha Womackiana

Occasional ideas about books and publishing from Sam Jordison, co-director of Galley Beggar Press, editor, author and journalist.

Luke Honey's WEEKEND FLICKS.

Cinema for Grown Ups.

Luke's essays are reliably wide-ranging, lucid and thoughtful. If he writes about any film I know, he sees things I don't see and enhances my understanding at pretty much every level. And my God does he make a good case for all the many, many films I've never seen before. I can't think when I've encountered such a consistently perceptive and illuminating film critic.

- Mathew Lyons

History that Sparkles

By Dr Nicola Tallis

History that adds just a touch of sparkle.

Cosmographia

By M. E. Rothwell

Histories of the earth and the stars.

Some Flowers Soon

By Jeremy Noel-Tod

Writing about poetry differently, every week

Contra Mundum from Alexander Larman

A newsletter from Alexander Larman about culture, history and literature

Scraps, Orts and Fragments

By Dennis Duncan

Notes on ephemera

Footnotes and Tangents

By Simon Haisell

Slow reads of great books. Book guides and a reading community to help you get more from the best stories.

Hiraeth - Longing for the Past

By Nathen Amin

Hiraeth - a Welsh word for an unattainable longing for a place, time or person we cannot return to. Join me as I explore our medieval and early Tudor past and share my research. History is Cool!

Horace & friends

By Victoria

On poetry, translation and related matters.

Small Finds

By Peter Ross

Wandering and wondering in Glasgow and beyond.

The Invisible Head

By Alan Horn

culture and society in late-Victorian Britain

North Sea Nexus

By Hannah Booth

Glimpses into Britain's shared past and present with our North Sea neighbours just across the water.

I really love what Hannah is doing with North Sea Nexus – taking what seems like a small corner of the world and showing how rich it is in history, culture and connectedness.

- Mathew Lyons

Laura Thompson’s Substack

By laura thompson

Writing on writers - Nancy, Agatha, various Elizabeths and more. And on other things, from classical ballet to classic murder trials. Whatever interests me, and I hope you also.

The H Files by Helen Castor

Dispatches from behind the scenes of the history I write

Helen is one of the best historians of any generation, never mind this one. She marries an absolute command of the sources to an acute psychological sensibility and the ability to write effortlessly stylish and compelling prose.

- Mathew Lyons

Armand’s Substack: Little Latin and More Greek

By Armand D'Angour

Greek and Latin Classics - poetry, history, and literature - as well as music, psychology, and the meaning of life. From a Professor of Classics at Oxford.

Life and Letters

By Julianne Werlin

Reflections on Literature in Demographic History

The Brush Chronicles

By Arielle

Essays on art history, and cultural heritage. Delving into the beauty and wisdom embedded in our past to understand the present. EN\FR

Strangers and Intimates

By Tiffany Jenkins

Notes, essays, & reflections on our times, museums, art, history, & the shifting dynamics of public & private life. Inspired by my forthcoming book, Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life. Spoiler alert: Big Tech did not kill privacy.

Kate Susong

Kate studied literature at Princeton and Columbia and dislikes literary theory. There’s another way to read. Prepare for good news.

The Lichfield Rambler

By Annette Rubery

Essays on the arts and tips for historical researchers and biographers.

Ideas Roadshow Behind The Lens

🎬 Ideas Roadshow uses the power of film to take curious minds on a journey through the world of art, culture and ideas.

History, Etc

By Dan Jones

A weekly newsletter from Dan Jones, about medieval history (mostly)

All Old Strange Things

By Francis Young

Reflections on my life as a historian and insights into my research on some of the stranger byways of Europe's religious history and folklore...

Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society

By Ann Kennedy Smith

Exploring books, literary lives and Cambridge women’s history

Feasts and Festivals

By Liz Gwedhan

Read, cook, eat, repeat.

Drinking Culture

By Henry Jeffreys

A newsletter about alcohol, culture and history.

In History by Helen Carr

Musings on the past and how we think about it in the present

North Sea Poets

We are a group of experienced poets based near the Scottish east coast. We run online masterclasses, and post here on poetry, poetics and the writing life.

A Poetry Notebook

By Jeremy Wikeley

Jeremy Wikeley's (poetry) notebook

John-Paul Flintoff

Words and pix by John-Paul Flintoff, ex-Financial Times and Sunday Times of London. Author of seven books 📚 in 16 languages.

The Broken Compass

Recommended by Mathew Lyons