A book-summary newsletter that condenses bestselling nonfiction into a practical worksheet or action step, drawing on the source's core ideas rather than surface advice. Each issue pairs a few pointed corrections to popular readings with a structured exercise for applying the idea to a real decision.
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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.
Cheryl Strayed shares personal essays on grief, running, and writing, along with an occasional interview series in which authors answer questions about five things. Readers get intimate, candid first-person writing from the author of Wild and the Dear Sugar columns.
A weekly newsletter from the author of Steal Like an Artist, mixing curated lists of links and quotations with typewriter interviews of artists and writers conducted by mail. Readers get creative inspiration, book and art recommendations, and a personal view of a working creative life.
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