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Reading the City

By Tyler Wetherall

a newsletter of bookish events in New York City

Counter Craft

By Lincoln Michel

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books, other things

Unique and insightful perspectives on the craft of writing & the publishing industry

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Vittles

Vittles is an online magazine based in the UK and India, publishing new food and culture writing.

London-based, global-reaching writing, recommendations, and perspectives using food to touch on everything

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little nights

Events, retreats, and exercises that make writing and art-making more accessible to new audiences.

The place for individual creative exploration and community-building in Brooklyn & beyond

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How to Glow in the Dark

By Neon Literary

Book publishing advice and community for authors of fiction and nonfiction, written by the agents at Neon Literary.

Great mix of publishing/writing advice, industry intel, humor, + therapy

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Cake Zine

A print publication exploring society through sweets.

Delivering the brain-tingling effects of sugar (but longer lasting and less comedown) in every piece of writing, interview, recipe, recommendation, & more

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The Querent

By Alexander Chee

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

One of our favorite writers, we search for every word Alex has to offer.

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The Thresholds Letter

By Thresholds

Thresholds is an interviews project with writers and artists about the messiness, overlap, u-turns, revelations, and friction points from which their best work is made.

Impeccably curated conversations that usher you through personal thresholds through the discussion of others'

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thot pudding

By Sarah Thankam Mathews

letters and essays about fiction, power, beauty and how we live and think, from a novelist, nice things enjoyer, sometimes-organizer. "This newsletter feels like the best of the old internet." - Lit Hub

We came for the aesthetic excellence, effortless pulse-fingering, and humor, and are staying right now for the thoughtful, excellent political/social terror analysis, direction, and (sometimes) reassurance.

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Walk It Off

By Isaac Fitzgerald

That was tough. Let's go for a walk.

Tag along on a stroll and listen in on the lovely (TOC Alum!) Isaac Fitzgerald & another always-interesting conversation partner.

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Wordloaf

By Andrew Janjigian

A twice-weekly, IACP-nominated breaducational newsletter from Andrew Janjigian. (Find new posts at newsletter.wordloaf.org.) "Pedantic crap!" — A (former) reader

Simply one of the great baking newsletters!

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