A chatty, enthusiastic newsletter about classic literature, with each issue spotlighting a book, author or literary curiosity such as tsundoku, Winnie-the-Pooh's author A. A. Milne, or Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary. Readers get brief historical background and anecdotes about the people behind famous works, delivered in an informal voice.
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Elfriede Jelinek's newsletter publishes personal essays in German that connect current politics, such as the Hamas attack and rising far-right movements, with historical memory and Walter Benjamin. Issues also reflect on theatre, comedy and language, with some pieces offering English translations.
Hanif Kureishi writes from his hospital bed and recovery, mixing memoir of 1970s suburban youth with reflections on writing, music, and the people caring for him. The issues offer personal essays with vivid anecdotes and a reflective, literary voice.
The Believer is a quarterly literary and arts magazine whose newsletter features long-form interviews, process pieces on films and books, and guest columns. The excerpts here cover a speechwriting column on rhetorical frameworks and an interview with a filmmaker about his satirical film on a fascist-era poet.
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