Substacks recommended by Bryan Demchinsky

Recommended by Bryan Demchinsky

Your family has a story. Your family were makers of history. ancestory is the place where family stories and history meet.

Well-written street-level view of Quebec history

- Bryan Demchinsky

Jim Withers

Jim Withers is a Montreal-based, long-time diarist and former newspaperman.

Wayne’s Substack

By Wayne Grady

From the Mind of Wayne Grady

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Smart guy. Interesting views, despite the fixation on bunnies.

- Bryan Demchinsky

Projectkin

By Barbara

As a community, we capture, preserve, and share our stories in every conceivable form. We inspire and encourage one another in posts, events, and conversations.

The Bulwark

The Bulwark is home to Sarah Longwell, Tim Miller, Bill Kristol, JVL, Sam Stein, and more. We are the largest pro-democracy bundle on Substack for news and analysis on politics and culture—supported by a community built on good-faith.

Thinking about...

By Timothy Snyder

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Trevor Ferguson’s (aka John Farrow) Substack

Story Codes: Reflections on a lifetime writing novels; storytelling about telling stories with bio bites and observations from past to present.

Trevor pulls back the curtain on a writer's life. There's a lot more than sitting at desk.

- Bryan Demchinsky

Cole.notcole

By Cole Bennett

Let's protect Canadian Democracy together

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

seventysomething

By Susie Kaufman

memory, aging in amazement, the inner life

Counterpoint

The world according to progressive, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonists.

MOTHER LAND

By Alice Switocz Goldbloom

A Memoir. A Journey. A History.

Must-read memoir.

- Bryan Demchinsky

Sundays with Stella

By Stella Kalaw

Processing life's moments through photography, collage and words - a creative practice as it happens.

Susan Doherty

As a writer, I am drawn to the theme of childhood trauma. All of my books explore how human connection is the ultimate path to adult resilience.

HIGH SPEED, from Taras Grescoe

The Newsletter of the Global Passenger Rail Revolution

Smart writing on how we get around on transit systems.

- Bryan Demchinsky

Genealogy Matters

By Robin Stewart

Shining a light on the best online genealogy blogs and newsletters. If you're looking for great writing, meaningful content and podcasts that are all about genealogy, family history and memoirs, GenStack brings it all right to your inbox.

Family stories are an area of interest.

- Bryan Demchinsky