Strange Pilgrims is an independent, ad-free literary magazine newsletter that publishes essays, fiction and critique alongside audio recordings by the authors. It also shares editorial notes, open calls for submissions and pay rates for writers.
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A weekly pick of one standout New Yorker story, plus occasional podcasts and essays on literature, politics, and culture. Readers get long-form criticism, reporting, and conversations without a paywall.
Matt Alt's newsletter offers essays on Japanese pop culture, from manga's status as art to Haruki Murakami's Nobel hopes and the history of Japan's first man in space. Readers get well-researched cultural history and sharp commentary on how Japan's postwar and bubble-era trends shaped global pop culture.
Etgar Keret shares personal essays, stories and reflections, from humorous anecdotes about author tours to searching pieces on life in Israel after October 7. Readers get first-person literary writing that mixes absurdist humor with moral and political introspection.
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