A daily newsletter about the spirit of enterprise.

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Essays about literature, the craft of writing, the body and illness, and other obsessions.

Bestselling novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub has a lot to say, and this is where to read it.

A behind-the-scenes look at the business of books.

essays about literature, culture, and so many feelings.

I write gift guides for people who read books. I link to all sorts of things.

The person asking a question at the beginning of a Tarot card reading. Or, a newsletter project by Alexander Chee.

The reader is my notebook

Criticism, essays, etc.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake, How Did You Get This Number, The Clasp, Look Alive Out There, Cult Classic and Grief Is for People

cold takes on writing, embodiment, and the art of obsession

deadly earnest book reviews. not for the faint of heart.

A newsletter about reading & writing & the never-ending conversation.