A vicar's wife and author shares reflections on books, read-aloud family life, and faith, including interviews and literary tributes. Readers get warm, contemplative literary and theological commentary, such as a series on Dostoevsky and Wendell Berry.
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A newsletter by author Natasha Lunn exploring love in all its forms through personal essays and long-form conversations with writers, therapists and thinkers. Issues cover grief, dependency, friendship and romance, often anchored in a recent book or adaptation.
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.
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