A newsletter companion to a narrative podcast that reads scientists as writers, with essays linking science history, art and literature. It also runs a paid book club with Zoom meetings and recordings for subscribers.
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Asimov Press publishes long-form essays and books about biology, covering topics from how cells work to the history of laboratory tools and the nature of species. Readers get carefully researched, narrative-driven writing plus announcements of the press's book projects.
Lapham's Quarterly is a history-focused publication that pairs present-day topics with historical texts and voices, organised around a theme per issue. Its excerpts feature editor dialogues, classical sources such as Strabo, and essays drawing on archival and historical material.
A history newsletter that revisits overlooked episodes of the past, such as the discovery of Neanderthal remains and the 1862 Namamugi incident in Japan, and draws links to the present. Each issue is a long-form essay built around a specific historical object or event.
A historian's newsletter that retells overlooked American figures and episodes, such as Eunice Foote's 1856 experiment on gases and heat and the Alaskan mountain-naming story of William Dickey. Each issue uses the past to draw lessons for present-day debates.
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