A Lithuanian writer's serialised literary newsletter, combining episodes of a historical story about the Ottoman world with personal reflections on writing and creative struggle. Issues are irregular, and the excerpts show reflective, carefully crafted prose rather than news or promotion.
Website: https://robertaspetrauskas.substack.com
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.
Mikal Gilmore's reader-supported Substack series revisits his long-form interviews and essays about musicians and writers, currently covering Anne Rice and Leonard Cohen. Readers get literary-musical portraits built on Gilmore's reporting, personal reflection and close reading of the work.
Long-form literary essays and criticism from The Paris Review, covering forgotten novels, literary history and contemporary culture. Readers get close readings and cultural analysis rooted in literature and the arts.
A weekly letter from Pádraig Ó Tuama, host of the Poetry Unbound podcast, connecting poetry, literature, and current events to reflective questions for readers. It also shares podcast episodes and interviews with poets and thinkers.
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