Substacks recommended by Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

Recommended by Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

Where publishing, schools, and family engagement meet to explore how books are chosen, shared, and loved—and the patterns most are missing.

From Dr. Butler's Desk

By Maia L. Butler

Reading, thinking, teaching, and writing about the literary production of Black women and queer Black writers.

Maryanne Pryor-Peach

Saint of Letters

Saint of Letters. Builder of rituals for the sacred strange. Poems, blessings, and missives from the margins.

Saint of Letters is a sanctuary for those who appreciate the sanctity in the ordinary, those who think freely and seek a deeper meaning in life.

- Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

Blackstack

A corner of Substack for the Black community. We can call this a little safe hub F.U.B.U. If you don't check the box for Black on applications, don't click the subscribe button to this publication. They not like us!

Tonya Melendez

♋️Creator Chart + Soul Astrology 🔮Award-Winning Psychic Medium & Tarot Maven 💎 Spiritual Advisor - Elevating Spiritual Entrepreneurs & Creatives

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where real Substack growth happens—with leading Substack Strategist Sarah Fay and the Substack DNA Growth Framework™️

Because Sarah's a Substack OG who knows what's up.

- Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

Wander Wealth

By Claudia Faith

The exact playbook I used to build a $5K+/mo newsletter in 12 months. Every Tuesday, I share actionable strategies to grow your subscribers, build your community, and create income that scales. You won't be doing it alone 🚀

Autumn Morrison

In Flight: On the Journey with Joy

Knowledge Lust

By Sam Rinko

An academy for autodidacts and polymaths looking to build an intellectual life outside of school through serious reading and self-directed study.

BetterThanYesterdayLife

By betterthanyesterdaylife

Better Than Yesterday Life is your daily dose of self-improvement inspiration. Explore tips on mindset, habits, and growth to help you become a better version of yourself every day. Small steps, big progress—let's thrive together!

SMUDGE! with The Energy Sage

By Shelley Lieber

Clearing energy around people, places, and situations with sage-wisdom tools and intention.

We Need A Black Woman In Charge

By Zuri Stevens

From Michelle Obama to Oprah Winfrey to Rihanna to Beyoncé, when Black women are in charge, the world is a much better place. We need more Black women in charge.

Cup of Tea With That Book, Please

By Tabrizia

A Substack Full of Books and Tea

Proud🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦Peacenik ☮️ 💕

❤️🇨🇦❤️Proud Canadian. Work in Community Home Care with Seniors, recognize and celebrate myself as a Helper, and spread Love, Joy, Acceptance, Tolerance and Laughter wherever I go :)

Aligned Income with Meya Royo

By New Post

Leave behind burnout, indecisiveness & general business or work worries- and discover how to create a business, or shine at work, in a way that is aligned with your Human Design.

The Midlife Diaries

By Amy Byrnes

A Sunday newsletter featuring stories from my (practically) empty nest life plus rundown of all the things you need to read + watch + cook + and buy.

✍️ Make Writing Your Job

By Team

Land high-paying remote writing jobs, pitch calls, grants, residencies, and contests -- delivered straight to your inbox. Plus access our exclusive class library. ✨ New jobs posted 5x/week. Writers are getting hired every day — don’t miss out.

Soulful Reflections Newsletter

By Varun Jain

Journey with me as we explore the self, gain new perspectives, and seek meaning in our experiences through soulful reflections and shared insights either in poetry or articles.

Step-by-Step Worldbuilding

By Angeline Trevena

Overwhelmed by fantasy worldbuilding? I give writers and gamers the tools to go beyond just 'cool ideas' and build deeper, smarter, story-ready worlds.

Holy Heretics

By Gary Alan

Whether your faith deconstruction journey just began or if you’ve been doing this for a while, we are glad you are here.

The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

Helping writers and creators share their work and connect with readers in meaningful ways. Digging deep into marketing, book launches, and platform development. Get my weekly newsletter every Friday.

Zen. Art. Garden.

By Corey Sweet

Zen Insights, Creative Rituals, and Sacred Systems for Slow Growth. Weekly Essays + Regenerative Art Play + Practical Mysticism

The Empowered Leader

By Margaret Williams

The Empowered Leader is a leadership publication which helps marginalized leaders stop surviving power systems and start leading with freedom, Influence, and authority

The Online Writing Club

By Kristina God

Helps you joyfully start, grow, monetize, market your writing on Substack & beyond in a soulful community of 17,000 like-minded writers, authors, dreamers & builders. TOP 25 Substack bestseller, award-winning brand manager, podcaster & mompreneur.

What a fun, supportive place to learn and grow and meet other Substackers. 5 stars. Highly recommend. 😆

- Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

THIS MIGHT HELP

By Ana Batista

Notes from a psychologist navigating life’s messier moments.

Hoodoo Healing: Roots & Reflections

By Yayi Joyce

My Roots & Reflections From Everything That Moves Me Spiritually Hoodoo, Herbalism, Rootwork & AstroTherapy. May You Find Something Here That Keeps You Rooted

Black Books + Black Minds

By Diamond-Michael Scott

Igniting a New World of Community, Connection, and Conversation, One Book at a Time

How You Profit

By Jeff Herring

Convert your content into income with Daily Profit Notes, 3-5 Weekly Profit Posts, Live Demos, and GPT-powered Creator Tools that turn what you’ve already made into what sells next.

Artful Spirituality

By Mary Coffey

Join me to explore being a soul-tending, permission-giving, creative soul, laughing!

Grants For Creators

By Danielle Desir Corbett

Shortcut to finding and winning grants and funding opportunities for U.S. creatives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners

Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla

By RevKarla

Here is where I'll write about deconstructing, reclaiming your spirituality, healing from patriarchy, and confronting the dangers of Christian Nationalism. When we need a break from the noise, I'll offer teachings from the soul to nurture and inspire.

Rituals & Rebellion 🦌🔥

By Angell Deer

Receive weekly letters of story, myth, and ritual, packed with grounded animist essays, ancient wisdom, embodied practices, and prayerful prompts to calm your system, turn ecological grief into courage, and root your life back into sacred purpose. 🦌🌳🔥

Glutenberg Press

By Carson

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

APPRENTICESHIP TO LOVE

By Rev. Hans Peter Meyer

Daily Meditations on the Yoga of Authentic Relationships

William F. Spivey's History Channel

By William Spivey

Most of my stories invariably return to history, a different perspective, and always in context. A recent story about the Red Summer of 1919 also described 1918-1923. You'll get some politics, education, and race, but history is what I always return to.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Your Life Story Matters

By Flora M Brown

Your Life Story Matters is about sharing your life story to preserve as part of your treasured family legacy.

Write, Period

Paid Publishing & Arts Opportunities + Creatives Fund

Walking Each Other Home

By Meditate with Ram Dass

Daily inspiration and guidance based on the writings and talks of Ram Dass.

Black Mystic Journal

By Key

I write for those who sense there’s more beneath their experiences. Where wounds, culture, and spirit meet, and where meaning begins to take shape.

A Black Woman's Apothecary

By Dr. Alysia Lillian

We need more than herbs in our apothecary. I create integrative systems for women seeking to transform their health and lives from the inside out. This space offers both education and lived practice — grounded in beauty, intuition, and natural rhythms.

BoldBrush

By Clintavo

We Inspire Artists to Inspire the World. Learn How to Market Your Art in the 21st Century Creator Economy

Sacred Deconstruction

By Coach Paulina

Sacred Deconstruction discusses spirituality, religion, developmental and religious trauma and finding your true self

I Write Hard Things

By Karen Wesley

I share stories of grief, healing, and resilience from the perspective of a black woman in midlife. With humor and honesty, I explore the complexity of motherhood, marriage, parenting, autism, mental health, creativity, self-discovery, and black culture.

off the record

By monique

storytelling is a revolutionary act. here are some of mine.

The Systematic Writer

By Mark Thompson " The Systematic Writer"

Write. Publish. Profit. Repeat

Author Growth

By Fleur Hull

Stop writing books that nobody will buy. Get the strategy behind a successful indie book launch from an Amazon best-selling author with 25+ years writing and marketing experience.

Oceana’s Portal for Musings

By Oceana Sawyer

liberation, sensuality, ecowomanism, deep time, deep ecology

God, Sex, and Rich People

My Personal Substack

Mattie is unafraid to speak the truth and encourage others to stand in their power and do the same.

- Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)

Sacred Creative Soul Speaks

Recommended by Rev. Evelyn Bourne (Ambilike)