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A book club but for cocktails! Every Friday, around 4pm GMT, I will send a delicious recipe to your inbox, plus a light but erudite essay, a little bar talk, a handful of links and a specially curated playlist to match your drink.

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

Bestselling novelist and bookstore owner Emma Straub has a lot to say, and this is where to read it.

This is the home of two newsletters by Cheryl Strayed. Paid subscribers receive Cheryl's Dear Sugar column 2-3 times a month, plus her regular newsletter, which she publishes 4-6 times a year. Free subscribers get her regular newsletter only.

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A food newsletter for novel times. Vittles is an award-winning online magazine based in the UK and India, publishing food and culture writing from across the world.

Imagine a Venn diagram with overlapping circles labeled: Medical Facts, Feminism, and Fire. You've arrived at their intersection.

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The James Beard Award-winning narrative journal about the intersection of sustenance, nature, and the creative spirit (and sometimes, a recipe).

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

On connecting with nature, books, and books about nature

gently, persistently scratching the enamel of the momfluencer industry

African Myths and Folklore: Old and New