A newsletter for people who love reading—because life's too short for bad books.

Do not be conformed to this world

A full and deep translation of Dream of the Red Chamber, including an extensive commentary.

A geeky, cheeky, thrice-weekly digest of London's history.

An education in the science, the history, and the culture of Scotch whisky — written by an academic millennial, fact-check by an old-boy whisky scientist.

Newsletter of the former editor in chief of The Happy Reader. A magazine as well, in its way

Nerdy literature newsletter. Helping you make the most of your reading.

Writing on writers - Nancy, Agatha, various Elizabeths and more. And on other things, from classical ballet to classic murder trials. Whatever interests me, and I hope you also.

Writing about reading, thinking about thinking, and helping you live a fuller life with your books and notebooks.

A slow-reads channel. 2026, Jan/Feb, The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov

Everything you need to read along with Emily's Walking Book Club - discover more about our books, find details of our online & in-person events, and join the discussion.

An ongoing anthology of historical artist and writer biographies and curated gallery and library collections.

Cinema for Grown Ups.

essays & musings about literature, film, and art from a literature phd, plus a book club for close readers

Reading between the lines is my magical power. ✨Home of Girls' School Book Club -- where reading is resistance.

Slow reads of great books. Book guides and a reading community to help you get more from the best stories.

Everything I'm doing in my apartment instead of writing my book.

My blog is all about books I have read, reviews, the bookshops I love, book recs, literary festivals and book chat. Oh and travel!

Slow-Looking: 1 month → 1 artist → 4 essays. For readers who seek a practice of perception.

Exploring books, literary lives and Cambridge women’s history

Join the 2026 Paradise Lost slow read with your favorite Madwoman in an Attic, PhD.

A community of lifelong learners pursuing the True, Good, and Beautiful.

A newsletter about how we read and listen to enrich our lives

Dusting off old books in search of new ideas to live by

Social Imagining is a letter by Matt Lloyd-Rose exploring care, community, ecology and the role of imagination in social change.

Writing by John-Luke Roberts, shared regularly - poetry, stories, other. Always some whole thing.