Rebind Classics publishes essays that pair audio commentaries by scholars and writers on classic books, drawing out connections between works such as The Golden Bowl, Kant, Walden and The Scarlet Letter. Readers get close readings with direct quotations and comparisons that the commentators themselves never make.
Website: https://www.rebindclassics.com/
An independent archive of literary criticism offering close readings of recent novels, with attention to form, narrative structure and the devices authors rely on. Issues include single-book reviews and a critical overview of the Booker shortlist.
A literature-focused newsletter by Henry Oliver that mixes essays on novels, reading habits and culture with commentary on current debates about books and AI. Readers get opinionated, well-read essays plus the occasional travel piece.
A photography teacher writes personal, literary essays on photography, including a two-part response to Karl Ove Knausgaard's novel The School of Night and notes on his forthcoming lexicon of photography terms. Readers get reflective writing that links photography education, books and the history of words.
A Substack of comic literary and historical writing, including modernized retellings of classics like Lucian's Dialogues of the Gods, rankings of oddities such as London livery company mottos, and curated archival finds like children's Rorschach responses. Readers get witty, erudite essays and humor pieces, with occasional housekeeping notes about subscription pricing.
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