The Crow's Nest

eu·pho·ri·a (yū-fōr'ē-ă), 1. A feeling of well-being. 2. The pleasure state induced by a drug or substance of abuse.

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. Books, work, wellbeing & creativity. Top literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" — The Times

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

Women don't vanish after 40. Who knew?! Amplifying and celebrating the voices of women in midlife and beyond by the former editor of Red, Cosmopolitan (and Just 17!)

books and the pleasures of reading, with the occasional foray into frocks and interiors

A community for writers at every stage of their journey

On quitting a secure, well-paid job I love to start my own bookshop

An exclusive creative writing community blending feminist thinking with writing craft (memoir, non-fiction and fiction) and personal essays. Hosted by a Sunday Times Bestselling and Orwell Prize longlisted author.

Essays on TV, pop, the media, celebrities, and the crushing reality of twenty-first century existence. I slide into your inbox with the grace of a cow rollerblading down the steps of Leicester Square Tube station.

Former industry insider and award-winning editor writing about and building a community for anyone on the messy, glorious edges of the book world. Ask me anything and I will answer honestly.

A life raft for writers at sea