Under the Camelthorn shares retold folk tales and nature stories rooted in southern African landscapes and San and Khoi traditions, in English and Afrikaans. Each issue combines a narrative with vivid observations of wildlife and the Karoo.
Website: https://www.coenraaddebuys.africa/
A Spanish-language history and archaeology newsletter that publishes long-form narrative features on topics such as Dracula's origins, Roman concrete, and Ecuadorian legends. Readers get accessible, storytelling-driven explanations that blend historical fact with folklore and scientific discovery.
A long-form essay newsletter that uses anthropology and cultural theory, especially liminality and rites of passage, to examine modern life, from Halloween to the internet. Readers get original, idiosyncratic arguments that connect scholarly concepts like van Gennep and Turner to contemporary culture.
A historian shares personal reflections and research notes on the odder corners of European religious history and folklore, including fairies, belief and the supernatural in literature. It also includes a podcast-style discussion series on how past events relate to spiritual realities in modern Britain.
A personal newsletter exploring Scottish and Celtic nature, folklore, seasonal customs and the spiritual sense of place through essays and journal-style writing. Readers get reflective, well-researched pieces drawing on lived experience, language and history, with accompanying photography and podcasts.
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