Substacks recommended by Joshua Lavender

Recommended by Joshua Lavender

We're changing lives by learning about sci-fi/fantasy literature. Come for the essays and original stories. Stay for the memes.

Intriguing thoughts on fantasy literature.

- Joshua Lavender

Andy Futuro

This probably isn't for you, but if it is you're going to want to subscribe right away. Science fiction, horror, and dirtbag literature.

Cyberpunk, noir, and horror, blended in well-paced, often grisly serial novels.

- Joshua Lavender

The Fry Corner

By Stephen Fry

A sack of stubs, a stub sack, a stack of subs, a substack

Stephen Fry. Enough said.

- Joshua Lavender

Telling Their Tales

By Holly A Brown

A space to indulge in our love of medieval history - we need somewhere to geek out about these things, right?! Covering (mostly) European history c. A.D. 400-1000, with a side-dose of historical fiction and occasional trips to other times and places.

A crossroads of fiction and medieval history.

- Joshua Lavender

Holly Starley's Rolling Desk

My living room is the world. Pull up a chair.

Well-turned essays from a writer perpetually on the road.

- Joshua Lavender

What Kind of Magpie

By Kimberly Coburn

Sharing small things that catch the light. Where nature meets the handmade. Musings for the curious. “What is a recipe for sauerkraut doing in my notebook? What kind of magpie keeps this notebook?” - Joan Didion

Beautiful, poetic writing full of well-turned phrases, often about arts and crafts (not the usual suspects).

- Joshua Lavender

The Writing Magpie

By Thomas Wharton

This elusive western bird, black and white like ink on paper, shares the odds and ends it gathers in its notebooks.

Thoughtful reflections on writing (and otherwise) from an acclaimed novelist.

- Joshua Lavender

Commonplace Philosophy

By Jared Henderson

Philosophy for everyday life.

Insightful writing about philosophy and literature.

- Joshua Lavender

The Library

By J. M. Elliott

Check out all the best indie books published right here on Substack

One-stop shop to find all manner of serial fiction on Substack.

- Joshua Lavender

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Engrossing reflections on contemporary poetry.

- Joshua Lavender

Stunning Sentences

By Nina Schuyler

Admiring, mooning over, loving, and learning to write stunning sentences

Smart close-reading analyses of sentences, offering insights about why style matters.

- Joshua Lavender

WALTER MARTIN RADIO

By Walter Martin

"A toe-tapping diversion from the horrors of our time"

Time-traveling to yesteryear in music with an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, eclectic DJ. Once, radio was great. It can be great again.

- Joshua Lavender

Poet to Poet

By Radha

On the process of writing and publishing poetry books.

A great variety of thoughts and viewpoints on writing and revising poems, assembling manuscripts, and submitting for publication. Impressive!

- Joshua Lavender

Fog Chaser

By Matt

A new original instrumental song every month from a Pacific Northwest-based musician and composer, along with visuals, poetry, and more.

Atmospheric instrumental music.

- Joshua Lavender

Trackless Wild with Janisse Ray

Leveraging the power and wildness of story.

Meditations on place and wildness from a master nature and environmental writer.

- Joshua Lavender

Send My Love to Anyone

By Kathryn Mockler

A newsletter on all things writing where author Kathryn Mockler writes about the writing process & other troubles & invites guests to share their work. Supports small & indie presses & work that intersects anti-oppression & human rights.

A motley collection of stories, poems, book news, and resources for writers.

- Joshua Lavender