Substacks recommended by Joshua Doležal

Recommended by Joshua Doležal

Pam the Pioneer

History, Homeschooling, and Homesteading on 46 acres in Montana.

The Contrarian

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

Scrambled Eggs & Whiskey

By Maya Slouka

Life, literature, and late night thoughts

Maya is a discerning editor with years of experience as a publishing insider. I trust her taste absolutely.

- Joshua Doležal

American Politics: Views from the Upper Midwest

By Andrew Green

American Politics: Views from the Upper Midwest focuses on providing data-driven content to readers about contemporary American politics, elections, and government.

Thought Salad

By Mark Slouka

Speculations, ruminations, ponderments and rants.

I discovered Mark Slouka by way of his Harper's essays, which led me to his fiction and, ultimately, to working with him at a workshop in Prague. He is one of the living writers I most admire, and I recommend not only his Substack but also his memoir, "Nobody's Son."

- Joshua Doležal

Quaker Renewal

By Craig Barnett

Exploring the renewal of Quaker spirituality and practice.

Building the Plane

By Latham

Building a better education, and the airplane that inspired it all.

Pens and Poison

By Liza Libes

Pens and Poison is the literary project of author Liza Libes. Enter a world of literary analysis, philosophical musings, and other poetic ponderings.

Together

By Teyani Whitman

Together is a Substack about self care, health & wellness, living your best life, and thoughts from a mostly retired therapist (after 32+ yrs) My book in progress is Staying Together- a guide for partners, deepen connection/ forge life long commitments.

Beyond Academia

By Matteo Tardelli

Welcome to Beyond Academia, a guiding light for PhDs navigating the transition from academia to industry. In this Substack, I curate practical strategies and share inspiring testimonials to empower you on your journey.

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Unique perspectives on life and literature through thought-provoking essays, captivating interviews, and influential books as we explore life's transformative journey.

Matthew brings a unique perspective to literature after a career in the military. You'll be in good hands with his careful reading and research.

- Joshua Doležal

Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society

By Ann Kennedy Smith

Exploring books, literary lives and Cambridge women’s history

Veronika’s Substack : Wordcasts for the Symbiocene

By Veronika Bond

Welcome to Symbiopædia! You are entering the wildwordwoods ~ a verbiophile zone to protect precious words from doublespeak, identity theft and verbicide. Wordcasts for the Symbiocene go public on Wild-Word-Wednesdays

Mirth as Medicine

By Ana Bosch

Confessions of an Opinionated Oncologist

Memory, Time, History on Lake of the Woods

By Jill Swenson

Join me for a weekly glimpse into researching why the great-grandchildren of Kakaygeesick, were dispossessed of their ancestral homeland and what that has to do with me, a white woman whose great-grandparents homesteaded on Lake of the Woods.

Everything Is An Emergency

By Bess Stillman

I'm Bess Stillman: ER doctor, writer, recent widow to Jake Seliger, who died of SCC of the tongue, and soon-to-be Mom to Athena. I write about the challenges of being corporeal. Here you'll find essays on life, death, cancer, love, health & healthcare.

Bright Side Writings

By Matthew Curlewis

Optimism-led, fortnightly-ish stories to brighten these dark times of chaos & collapse. I believe we must never lose sight of joy, because that is where hope resides.

English Republic of Letters

By Jeffrey Streeter

A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.

Woman of Letters

By Naomi Kanakia

I write about the Great Books, classic literature, and the contemporary publishing world.

The Possibilities Project

By Julia Gray

Where human-centred professionals are building a world that is caring, creative, sustainable, and joyful.

Drake's Garage

By Drake Thomas

My personal substack for various musing and records of projects

The Declining Academic

By Chuck Rybak

Lover of poetry who also asks, "What should educators and the Arts & Culture community care about as the world speeds along?"

Apocrypha

By M. E. Rothwell

Writings of uncertain authenticity.

How Stories Tell Us

By Miguel Clark Mallet

Meditations on the nature of narrative, and on what the narratives we consume and choose can tell us about ourselves.

Personal Canon Formation

By John Halbrooks

A newsletter about how we read and listen to enrich our lives

Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.

Cedar Creek Nature Notes

By Robert Leonard

Almost daily, Violet the Dog and I take a walk at the Cedar Bluffs Natural Area above Cedar Creek in Mahaska County, Iowa, and these are my observations, photos, and Merlin bird logs.

Sinister Malefactor of Panglossian Expectations

By Jane Friedman

Where Jane gets personal about her career choices and the challenges of being an advice giver in the writing and publishing community.

The Substaq of Istiaq

By Istiaq Mian

Narrative medicine essays and memoir from a perpetually rounding physician

Auraist: picking the best-written books

By Sean

Trusted by 40K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK recent releases and prize shortlists, and publish in-depth articles by their authors on prose style. Plus the satirical series The Demon Inside David Lynch.

⚔️ Helen's Word

By Helen Sword

Sharpen your style and find joy in wordcraft with bestselling writing expert Helen Sword

Homo Vitruvius by A. Jay Adler

Memoir, poetry, fiction, drama, and essays on all things human: explorations into our reason for being in the world. Living through language and ideas from a professor of English and writer.

Iowa Revolution

By Robert Leonard & Spencer Dirks

Political change is needed in Iowa and across the land. Republicans are dismantling democracy brick by brick, and we provide analysis and commentary.

Discursions

By M. L. Rio

I've got three books under contract while writing on the backs of napkins and living on the road. Jump in the passenger seat if you want to see where this goes.

Best American Essays Newsletter

By Best American Essays Editor

A digital newsletter featuring updates about the Best American Essays series, essays about the essay, interviews, reviews, and more.

PhD to Industry

By Aditya

A newsletter for academics & PhDs looking to launch and grow their industry careers. Delivered directly to your inbox every 2 weeks with read time < 5 mins.

LOUDLY

By Matěj Mišurec

Talking about things that have to be talked about.

Good Humor

Humor essays, interviews with Funny AF Women and comedy videos from an empty nester mom still waiting for her kids to text her back.

The Drunk, Slumbering Giant

By Felix Purat

I wake up, take a swig of ale, write something, have fun with one of my little maidens and then go back to sleep

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Don't just learn how Substack works; make Substack work for you. Expert guidance from the world's leading Substack Strategist. A top-10, bestselling, featured Substack.

Random Acts of Medicine

By Bapu & Chris

Exploring data in surprising and creative ways to uncover the hidden forces that shape our health, with physician-economist Bapu Jena and critical care physician and researcher Chris Worsham

The Literary Obsessive

By Eleanor Anstruther

A show case for my work, I stream fiction before it goes to print, publish essays & interviews, and champion indie lit fiction by increasing visibility, challenging stigma, and proving quality.

Love, Satya

By Satya Robyn

How can we live well in this complicated world?

Inner Life

By Joshua Doležal

An open conversation about the life of the mind.

An open conversation about the life of the mind with emphasis on literature and the arts.

- Joshua Doležal

Ford Knows Books

By FORD KNOWS

Essays, stories & curiosities | Home of the novel "Lamb" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books

Letters from a Muslim Woman

By Noha Beshir

Dispatches from one woman's life as a Western Muslim told through the lens of mental health, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

Homecoming

By Julie Gabrielli

NatureStack journal, Building Hope essays, climate fiction, and my singing dog.

Differ We Must

By Steve Inskeep

The first draft of history, and some later drafts too.

Zuko's Musings

By Jenn Zuko

Stuff and nonsense about the nerdings-out I do on a thrice-weekly basis. Memoir, cultural commentary, literary analysis, theatrical and academic rantings. Unhinged personal essays. Pub reviews. Cool? Cool.

The Daily Feather

By Danielle DiMartino Booth

QI Research brings both Wall Street and Federal Reserve experience together with a vast network of connections across the finance industry. We triangulate institutional sentiment, what central banks watch, and how monetary policy affects investing.

The Recovering Academic

Recommended by Joshua Doležal