Recommended by June Girvin
A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.
Really enjoyable, varied posts, beautifully written. Always thoughtful, always interesting.
Urban tree posts from Paul Wood.
Weekend posts feature an account of a great British or Irish tree, there’s occasional Long Reads, often from guest contributors, and (when I get my act together), Wednesday Street Trees.
This brings a much needed dash of arboreal loveliness to your inbox. Plus it has super-interesting snippets of information about the trees and their location. Fascinating.
My weekly post - Receipt from the Bookshop - is written in real time from my award-winning independent bookshop in St. Annes-on-Sea, UK.
Paid subscribers also get an additional weekly essay/book review and access to my book club.
A weekly bookshop diary, plus more. Always amusing, book recommends and a book club. Sign up.
A cosy, creative community for yarn lovers, celebrating all things warm & handmade. A space to chat about what makes you happy, brings you comfort & what’s on your needles. Join us for weekly chats & inspiration. Grab a coffee, cosy up & tap to subscribe!
I'm a keen knitter and follow Louise's similarly named Facebook page where lots of knitters congregate and share their projects. This Substack is a little more wide-ranging and very thoughtful.
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.
A biographer of fascinating subjects - Lord Lucan, the Mitford sisters, Agatha Christie and more; also dog tracks and pub landladies - posts are always fun and interesting. Do subscribe.
