Meghan O'Rourke's Substack

Dispatches from the author of The Idiot

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

Books, art, music, movies

Off the cuff MJ writing/videos/picts/audio for paid subscribers and an ongoing All Fours Group Chat for everyone (not a book club! A place to talk about your own life.)

Cooking simple + delicious food for young kids and their exhausted parents.

A place to explore the way the short story works.

You Can Get Better!

144-word essays, book stuff, writing stuff, etc.

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight.

Step into a sanctuary curated by Esmé, featuring guest contributors like R.F. Kuang & Jenny Odell. Each edition presents essays & prompts exploring the beauty/complexity of being alive. Unlock 2 monthly essays & bonus resources with a paid subscription.

The person asking a question at the beginning of a Tarot card reading. Or, a newsletter project by Alexander Chee.

Poetry curations & literary lessons designed to transform your writing life

Bestselling novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub has a lot to say, and this is where to read it.

I am a microbiologist and President of PolyBio Research Foundation: a non-profit studying how persistent infections contribute to chronic disease and aging processes.