Substacks recommended by Mathew Lyons

Recommended by Mathew Lyons

Dispatches from behind the scenes of the history I write

Helen is one of the best historians of any generation, never mind this one. She marries an absolute command of the sources to an acute psychological sensibility and the ability to write effortlessly stylish and compelling prose.

- Mathew Lyons

Drinking Culture

By Henry Jeffreys

A newsletter about alcohol, culture and history.

Feasts and Festivals

By Liz Gwedhan

Read, cook, eat, repeat.

Luke Honey's WEEKEND FLICKS.

Cinema for Grown Ups.

Luke's essays are reliably wide-ranging, lucid and thoughtful. If he writes about any film I know, he sees things I don't see and enhances my understanding at pretty much every level. And my God does he make a good case for all the many, many films I've never seen before. I can't think when I've encountered such a consistently perceptive and illuminating film critic.

- Mathew Lyons

The Brush Chronicles

By Arielle

Essays on art history, and cultural heritage. Delving into the beauty and wisdom embedded in our past to understand the present. EN\FR

Scraps, Orts and Fragments

By Dennis Duncan

Notes on ephemera

Exploring Art History

By Ideas Roadshow

🎨 Author and filmmaker Howard Burton's personal explorations of art history and the art of beauty

Hiraeth - Longing for the Past

By Nathen Amin

Hiraeth - a Welsh word for an unattainable longing for a place, time or person we cannot return to. Join me as I explore our medieval and early Tudor past and share my research. History is Cool!

Galley Beggar - Pressing issues

By Sam Jordison

Occasional ideas about books and publishing from Sam Jordison, co-director of Galley Beggar Press, editor, author and journalist.

The Lichfield Rambler

By Annette Rubery

Essays on the arts and tips for historical researchers and biographers.

Strangers and Intimates

By Tiffany Jenkins

Notes, essays, & reflections on our times, museums, art, history, & the shifting dynamics of public & private life. Inspired by my forthcoming book, Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life. Spoiler alert: Big Tech did not kill privacy.

North Sea Poets

We are a group of experienced poets based near the Scottish east coast. We run online masterclasses, and post here on poetry, poetics and the writing life.

Womack's Wanderings

By Philip Womack

A meander through the literary byways of Bibliotecha Womackiana

Life and Letters

By Julianne Werlin

Reflections on Literature in Demographic History

Laura Thompson’s Substack

By laura thompson

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 Poetry Notebook

By Jeremy Wikeley

Jeremy Wikeley's (poetry) notebook

North Sea Nexus

By Hannah Booth

Glimpses into Britain's shared past and present with our North Sea neighbours just across the water.

I really love what Hannah is doing with North Sea Nexus – taking what seems like a small corner of the world and showing how rich it is in history, culture and connectedness.

- Mathew Lyons

Contra Mundum from Alexander Larman

A newsletter from Alexander Larman about culture, history and literature

Some Flowers Soon

By Jeremy Noel-Tod

Writing about poetry differently, every week

Horace & friends

By Victoria

On poetry, translation and related matters.

Armand’s Substack: Little Latin and More Greek

By Armand D'Angour

Greek and Latin Classics - poetry, history, and literature - as well as music, psychology, and the meaning of life. From a Professor of Classics at Oxford.