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The best Literary Criticism newsletters

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substack.nybooks.com· daily· Published yesterday

A literary-intellectual magazine's newsletter featuring long-form essays, reviews and interviews on politics, technology, books and culture. Issues pair new pieces with curated archive selections and conversations with critics.

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doomsdaymachines.net· weekly· Published today

A personal newsletter exploring post-apocalyptic fiction, art and culture, mixed with first-hand observations of current events from Paris. Readers get thoughtful critical essays on the genre alongside periodic wrap-up posts.

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adamgagewalker.substack.com· irregular· Published 19 days ago

Essays and course announcements on classic poetry and literary history, including Spenser, Byron and the Romantic poets, plus commentary on the state of the humanities. Readers get scholarly context, book recommendations and access points to an online reading community.

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baskinsuns.substack.com· irregular· Published 4 months ago

An academic's personal newsletter of notes on romance fiction, media, and cultural theory, mixing close readings with course syllabi and life updates. Readers get critical, scholarship-informed takes on topics like medieval chess and courtship, the male gaze, and romance genre studies.

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