Substacks recommended by Barbara O'Dair

Recommended by Barbara O'Dair

NextDraft

By Dave Pell

The day's most fascinating news from the Internet's Managing Editor

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

The Sharpener

By Sean Singer

Thinking through poetry

THE WHAT by Gina + Amy

The What List lands weekly in your inbox: what to read, watch, listen to, and care about now. Curated by dot com OGs Amy Parker + Gina Pell, think under-the-radar books, films, trends, ideas, and links worth forwarding to your fly friends.

Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

Susie Bright’s Journal

The woman Rolling Stone called “never boring,” Susie comforts the afflicted with legends, politics, intimate bead-reading, and must-read reviews.

Everything is Personal

By Laurie Stone

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

RECORD LUNG

By Joe Hagan

Finding and listening to records.

User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

MER - Mom Egg Review

Motherhood | Literature | Art

The MER Substack is outstanding, warm, and engrossing, from the reviews in "Reading With Pleasure" to the "Poem of the Month" selections. As a whole, MER is both accessible and sophisticated, giving close attention to poetry written by women with the life-altering experience of motherhood.

- Barbara O'Dair

You've Got My Attention

Recommended by Barbara O'Dair