Literary Fiction & Essays
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BadreadsEssays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.
Frump FeelingsCraft essays and criticism on writing, books, and fat liberation from the author of Housemates, Fat Swim, and The Third Rainbow Girl.
A Writer's NotebookHome of Essay Camp and The Book Supplement.
J.F. Riordan; Reflections on a Life in Exile(Almost) daily reflections from novelist and essayist J.F. Riordan, author of the North of the Tension Line series, and of two books of essays on life, "Reflections on a Life in Exile" and "But Still They Sing". Frequent gratuitous dog photos.
Closely Readingessays & musings about literature, film, and art from a literature phd, plus a book club for close readers
Narratively AcademyA community for writers to hone your craft and develop all the tools to pursue your writing and publishing dreams.
For the women that were told they were too much but kept going anyway. Essays on womanhood, creativity, style, and self-possession from a New York author.
And a DogI am an incurable memoir addict. I love reading it, teaching it, and writing it. Here you will find stories from a life, but you will also learn how to write it, and how memoir can be transformative beyond the page.
The Pugilist with Alisa Valdes-RodriguezInvestigative journalism that hits back. Original reporting on power, corruption, and the stories institutions don't want told — from New Mexico and beyond.
Miranda JulyOff the cuff MJ writing/videos/picts/audio for paid subscribers and an ongoing All Fours Group Chat for everyone (not a book club! A place to talk about your own life.)
Breakfast for DinnerEssays from a big reader, big eater, and small-time writer based in London.
Untitled Thought Project144-word essays, book stuff, writing stuff, etc.
Little IntimaciesA newsletter by @sophmackintosh. Small essays & sometimes fiction.
A Narrative Of Their OwnEssays on the lives and literature of women.
The Word CaveShort essays and missives about writing, reading, and art from Lilly Dancyger, author of First Love and Negative Space. Plus occasional writing course listings.
Melt With MeEssays on kindness, pop culture, and occasionally poop. Cancer survivor x2. Father of awesome daughters. Four-time Best American Essayist.
Naois contentIrish novelist, essayist and critic. ('Naois' is pronounced 'niche' in Irish, almost – the 'N' is palatalised, but the pun survives the difference.) Essays about language, literature and culture.
How to Glow in the DarkBook publishing advice and community for authors of fiction and nonfiction, written by the agents at Neon Literary.
Meghan O'Rourke's SubstackEssays about literature, the craft of writing, the body and illness, and other obsessions.
ASK MOLLYEssays by Heather Havrilesky, Ask Polly columnist and author of Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage (2022), What If This Were Enough? (2018), How to Be a Person in the World (2016), and Disaster Preparedness (2011)
NarrativelyDiscover extraordinary true stories celebrating the diversity of humanity.
The Queer Gazethe digi zine for corrosive queers. we publish the feral, the tender, the rotting, the glitter-bitten. anti-polite. anti-palatable. anti-assimilation. eat sh1t. 🧷☣️
The Old Grey ThinkerReporting back from the extra years nobody prepared us for. Free guides and daily essays about the second act, when life's still going but the instructions have vanished.For when you need to know you're not alone.No gurus. No hustle. Tea. Obviously.
Writerly Things with Brooke WarnerI am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press, co-founder of Memoir Nation, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.
Memoir LandFour verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.
Say Less by Larry Smith & The Six-Word Memoir ProjectThe art of short-form storytelling for self-expression, focus, and connection at work, home, and more .
The Living DarkReligion. Horror. Creativity. Consciousness. Culture. A writer's journal of living at the edge of the unknown.
Wil Reidie's Winter Book(Formerly The Recovering Line Cook) My weekly diary "How to Fail at Being Finnish" is loved by literally tens of people. Paid subs get recipes and essays as well.
REASONS FOR LIVING with Esmé Weijun WangStep into a sanctuary curated by Esmé, featuring guest contributors like R.F. Kuang & Jenny Odell. Each edition presents essays & prompts exploring the beauty/complexity of being alive. Unlock 2 monthly essays & bonus resources with a paid subscription.
Open Secrets MagazineOpen Secrets is a lit mag and community for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep "secret." Contact Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel at opensecretsmag at gmail.com