Share a post from a favorite Substack writer or a link to buy the book you're currently working through. Bonus points for books written by Substack writers!
My favorite substack is by far 'The European'. I really liked it how they gave a European and historic perspective to the Capitol Riots of January 6. https://european.substack.com/p/january-8-2021
Enjoying the book "Tiny Habits". I would like to share some thoughts about making/maintaining/breaking any habit in the life, inspired from this:
To summarize Fogg Behavior Model (https://behaviormodel.org/), three elements must converge at the same moment for a behavior to occur: Motivation, Ability, and a Prompt.
MFK Fisher's “The Art of Eating” and N.K. Jemisin's “Broken Earth” trilogy have been spectacular reads (and great inspiration for my food and climate change newsletter http://sunshineandmicrobes.substack.com. Shameless plug!)
And for pure pleasure, I’m really enjoying “The Duke Who Didn’t” by Courtney Milan. Highly recommended for Bridgerton fans!
Hands down my favorite Substack writer is historian Heather Cox Richardson. Her daily "Letters from an American" posts are required reading for anyone who wants to stay up on current events within a historical context.
On page 148 of German Idealism: The Struggle against Subjectivism by Frederick C. Beiser (slow going, but can't stop engaging with it) , Henry James's Style of Retrospect, Personal Writings, 1890-1915 by Oliver Herford page 91 , Rereading The Present Alone Is Our Happiness , Conversations with Pierre Hadot, Selected Letters Between Henry and William James, and sometimes the second volume of the Selected Letter of Proust volume 2. Sometimes I just like to graze!
I am reading The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. Not sure if she is on Substack, but I did apply to a PhD position in experimental computational neuroscience this week, where I mentioned how Substack is the future of independent publishing, and turns out the secret history of Wonder Woman involves experimental psychology research.
Definitely something to read to wind down after the stress of applying to schools.
I think of Emily Nunn as a phone-book-writer, meaning that if she wrote the phone book, I would read it, every single word (please tell me someone reading this remembers phone books). At any rate, I loved this parenthetical toss-off in her most recent post: (because even though we often refer to “the boys in the lab” at the DOS, there aren’t any. It’s just me, Emily Nunn, working in my tiny kitchen. I just like the imaginary company). Find her at https://eatsomesalad.substack.com/p/the-department-of-salad-a-running
As a data analyst, athlete, Wim Hof Method instructor, and Pulomonaut, I'm really liking a review of diseases linked with incorrect breathing (something we all think we automatically do right) backed by science.
I have to admit, after the death of my mother on January 7th, I am seeking good old James Patterson whodunnit pulp fiction right now. But am on the list for getting "Fossil Men," by Kermit Patterson which looks fascinating.
Just finished The Color of Law, which was compelling (unfortunately not in a positive way as it outlines our segregationist past). Also reading one of the books from the Wallender series by Henning Mankell, and several other books at present. https://doublethejoy.substack.com
Like many of you, I'm sure, I have a stack of books on my bedside just waiting to be cracked open. One I just picked up the other day that I received as a gift but never read (until now) is "Zealot," by Reza Aslan. Really fascinating. Also just re-read "The Passion Economy" by Adam Davidson.
“Live Not By Lies” by Substacker Rod Dreher, “The Joke” by Milan Kundera, “Missionaries” by Phil Klay, and “All The Little Live Things” by Wallace Stegner (RIP).
Absolutely love huddleup.substack.com. It’s a super quick daily newsletter that talks about the world of sports with a speciality on talking about the business implications and monetary impact.
Every day brings a fun article with insightful analysis and creative spins on what’s happening in the sports world. I can only imagine tomorrow’s post will be about Harden’s trade!
Hi! I am reading 'Radetzky March'. It's a marvelous novel by the Austrian writer Joseph Roth. He writes beautifully about the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just before the First World War—connecting the downfall of a noble family from humble backgrounds to the bigger patterns of history. Politics, war, romance, gambling, poetry: it's all there! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54258.The_Radetzky_March
To date, my favourite Substack writer is Josh Mallory from Mallory's Playbook. Josh has an insightful and creative way of discussing topics such as, individual players and the skills that make them an elite player, teams and their structure, gender and sport as it pertains to hockey, and finally, a detailed analysis of hockey systems that even a casual fan like myself is able to understand and comprehend. His work is incredibly detailed and content-rich, which will leave you waiting impatiently for his next piece. I would highly recommend his Substack if you're looking to begin to read about hockey or if you've been a long-time hockey fan and are educated in the sport. His ability to communicate effectively and clearly makes his writing easy for readers of all levels to comprehend. If you're reading this comment and you or someone you know is passionate about or looking to read about hockey, here's the link to his Substack. You won't regret reading it:
My friend Ariel Norling has been writing I Know A Spot and I absolutely love it. It’s a newsletter on various properties for sale around the world and how they were built and designed. https://iknowaspot.substack.com
I've been reading Steven King's On Writing. More of an autobiography, but some good bits so far.
My favorite substack is by far 'The European'. I really liked it how they gave a European and historic perspective to the Capitol Riots of January 6. https://european.substack.com/p/january-8-2021
Obsessed with http://changemaker.substack.com to learn all about how to lead positive change (could anything be more important right now)?
On Substack: I really enjoy My Sweet Dumb Brain. It also contains something beautiful that makes me think: https://mysweetdumbbrain.substack.com/p/you-can-always-begin-again
On paper, I'm reading Lily King's Writers & Lovers. Fittingly, it's about a young writer!
I've found so many new newsletters and books in this thread. I'm a big fan of BooksonGifs for book reviews (https://booksongif.substack.com/), Best Evidence for true crime (https://blotterpresents.substack.com/)and Kissing Books for romance books (https://kissingbooks.substack.com/).
And as a shameless plug, I write a book recommendation newsletter: https://whattoreadif.substack.com/
Enjoying the book "Tiny Habits". I would like to share some thoughts about making/maintaining/breaking any habit in the life, inspired from this:
To summarize Fogg Behavior Model (https://behaviormodel.org/), three elements must converge at the same moment for a behavior to occur: Motivation, Ability, and a Prompt.
B = MAP
Motivation: the least reliable
Ability: moderately reliable
Prompt: the most reliable
I'm always in the middle of 5-10 books at any given point. I'm currently reading Kathleen Belew's Bring the War Home, about the white power / paramilitary movement in the US. (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237698). It's a fascinating read. I'm also working on reading Eliot Peper's Veil (https://www.amazon.com/Veil-Eliot-Peper-ebook/dp/B085PSTJNC), about geoengineering. (He just jumped over to Substack and does a regular recommendation list: https://eliotpeper.substack.com/)
I've got a ton of books that I'm looking forward to in the coming months, which I've rounded up here: https://andrewliptak.substack.com/p/2021-anticipated-science-fiction-fantasy-books
MFK Fisher's “The Art of Eating” and N.K. Jemisin's “Broken Earth” trilogy have been spectacular reads (and great inspiration for my food and climate change newsletter http://sunshineandmicrobes.substack.com. Shameless plug!)
And for pure pleasure, I’m really enjoying “The Duke Who Didn’t” by Courtney Milan. Highly recommended for Bridgerton fans!
Hands down my favorite Substack writer is historian Heather Cox Richardson. Her daily "Letters from an American" posts are required reading for anyone who wants to stay up on current events within a historical context.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
I am reading Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which is enlightening and rational-oriented.
I’m currently reading Start From Zero
And https://historybits.substack.com is the one I spend time on
In books, I'm reading:
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig https://bookshop.org/a/9867/9780525559474
- The Cold Millions by Jess Walter https://bookshop.org/a/9867/9780062868084
On Substack, I enjoy:
- Heather Cox Richardson's Letters from an American https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
- Matt Bell's writing exercises https://mattbell.substack.com/
- Erika Dreifus's The Practicing Writer https://erikadreifus.substack.com/
Shameless plug for my own Substack (a monthly newsletter with book recs, recipes, prompts and more): https://juliezuckerman.substack.com/
Reading or listening to:
- Master & Commander series by Patrick O'Brian. Excellent on sailing, leadership, etc.
- The Wisdom of Whores - About AIDS prevention, epidemiology, etc.
- Personal History - Autobiography of Katherine Graham
On page 148 of German Idealism: The Struggle against Subjectivism by Frederick C. Beiser (slow going, but can't stop engaging with it) , Henry James's Style of Retrospect, Personal Writings, 1890-1915 by Oliver Herford page 91 , Rereading The Present Alone Is Our Happiness , Conversations with Pierre Hadot, Selected Letters Between Henry and William James, and sometimes the second volume of the Selected Letter of Proust volume 2. Sometimes I just like to graze!
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I'm going to blatantly toot my own horn due to extreme lack of self promotion and my just now posted article, https://focusamerica.substack.com/p/who-is-the-next-trump
I am reading The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. Not sure if she is on Substack, but I did apply to a PhD position in experimental computational neuroscience this week, where I mentioned how Substack is the future of independent publishing, and turns out the secret history of Wonder Woman involves experimental psychology research.
Definitely something to read to wind down after the stress of applying to schools.
Really enjoy https://eatdrinkthink.substack.com/p/26-molly-bazs-recipe-club Their wine write-ups are exemplary and coverage of food media is wide and unique.
I have a few favorite food newsletters, but think Vittles is one the best food publications of all times... https://vittles.substack.com/p/neither-british-nor-chinese-hong?r=69f7z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
I think of Emily Nunn as a phone-book-writer, meaning that if she wrote the phone book, I would read it, every single word (please tell me someone reading this remembers phone books). At any rate, I loved this parenthetical toss-off in her most recent post: (because even though we often refer to “the boys in the lab” at the DOS, there aren’t any. It’s just me, Emily Nunn, working in my tiny kitchen. I just like the imaginary company). Find her at https://eatsomesalad.substack.com/p/the-department-of-salad-a-running
Breath by James Nestor.
As a data analyst, athlete, Wim Hof Method instructor, and Pulomonaut, I'm really liking a review of diseases linked with incorrect breathing (something we all think we automatically do right) backed by science.
In books, I'm reading -
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Substacks I enjoy -
https://filtercoffee.substack.com/
https://www.simplanations.in/
https://rambunctiousroundup.substack.com/
And my own - https://lostmeanderingthoughts.substack.com
I have to admit, after the death of my mother on January 7th, I am seeking good old James Patterson whodunnit pulp fiction right now. But am on the list for getting "Fossil Men," by Kermit Patterson which looks fascinating.
I am enjoying Platformer by Casey Newton. https://www.platformer.news/
Without a doubt Letters Of Note is a joy ride into the art of direct communication. https://news.lettersofnote.com/
Just finished The Color of Law, which was compelling (unfortunately not in a positive way as it outlines our segregationist past). Also reading one of the books from the Wallender series by Henning Mankell, and several other books at present. https://doublethejoy.substack.com
I like Spiritual Soap - existentialism & other heavy philosophy not handled in a heavy way: https://spiritualsoap.substack.com/p/weird-and-gd-talking-to-your-self
Enjoying:
"Instagram Story-ing our way through an attempted coup - Nisha's Internet Tote Bag" https://nishachittal.substack.com/p/the-madness-of-instagram-story-ing
Love her style, can keep reading non-stop!
Reading Complete Works of Ram Chandra Vol II. Definitely worth the read for a spirituality junkie. Transformative:
"Complete Works of Ram Chandra (Babuji) - Volume 2" https://hfnlife.com/products/b-cwrcb_v2?_pos=10&_sid=5b9380ac3&_ss=r
Always look forward to Aminatou Sow's newsletter, especially this piece recently: https://aminatou.substack.com/p/i-wanted-them-to-see-that-the-truth
Like many of you, I'm sure, I have a stack of books on my bedside just waiting to be cracked open. One I just picked up the other day that I received as a gift but never read (until now) is "Zealot," by Reza Aslan. Really fascinating. Also just re-read "The Passion Economy" by Adam Davidson.
Drawing Links, cozy comics by Edith Zimmerman: https://drawinglinks.substack.com/p/youtube-tarot
Burning Shore by psychedelic elder and cultural critic Erik Davis: https://www.burningshore.com/p/nightmares-toads-and-heavenly-gates
Am currently helping to launch a newsletter on race and inequality by economist Glenn Loury: https://glennloury.substack.com/p/the-bluffing-equilibrium-429
https://miscellaneousmusingsmusings.substack.com/p/book-review-at-our-wits-end-why-were This review persuaded me to read 'At Our Wits End'.
I'm writing "Notes from a Hopeful American." It's been so much fun and quite a challenge to find 3 articles of positive news everyday. Here is link to yesterday's:https://tracywren.substack.com/p/notes-from-a-hopeful-american-83c
Favorite newsletters: Drawing Links by Edith Zimmerman (https://drawinglinks.substack.com/p/snail) and Wild Life by Amy Jean Porter: https://realwildlife.substack.com/ &, Letters of Note: https://news.lettersofnote.com/. I'm between books right now. I'll be looking at the recommendations of others here.
“Live Not By Lies” by Substacker Rod Dreher, “The Joke” by Milan Kundera, “Missionaries” by Phil Klay, and “All The Little Live Things” by Wallace Stegner (RIP).
The Portable Atheist by The Hitch
I've been thinking a lot about what the "left" and the "right" have in common and what they are getting wrong about each other. This book -- by Joel Kotkin-- is terrifying and useful in understanding that we all have a common problem to solve. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coming-Neo-Feudalism-Warning-Global-Middle-ebook/dp/B07VCG8RPF#ace-g0979249316
I am a substack writer. My newsletter is https://abhijitbhaduri.substack.com/
My new book Dreamers & Unicorns is now on Amazon worldwide
https://www.amazon.in/Dreamers-Unicorns-Leadership-Culture-Drivers/dp/9389648610/
Absolutely love huddleup.substack.com. It’s a super quick daily newsletter that talks about the world of sports with a speciality on talking about the business implications and monetary impact.
Every day brings a fun article with insightful analysis and creative spins on what’s happening in the sports world. I can only imagine tomorrow’s post will be about Harden’s trade!
The Human Condition Hannah Arendt ..... all of her stuff is very relevant today.
My favorite Substack writer is SnackQueen who writes PodSnacks, a digest newsletter delivering summaries of podcasts. "Inside the Billion-Dollar War Against Right-Wing Conspiracists" https://podsnacks.substack.com/p/-inside-the-billion-dollar-war-against was a recent favorite.
If you don't support the partisan political agenda of Twitter, Fakebook, etc. are you allowed to participate?
Hi Everyone, you can visit my page below, thank you... :)
https://ajalaress.substack.com/
Reading “The Other Americans” by Laila Lalami.
https://bookshop.org/books/the-other-americans/9780525436034
Reading Heather Cox Richardson
I'm reading Elizabeth Ellen's story collection Fast Machine. It's just WOW! Raw and unfiltered.
https://amzn.to/3skr6Ep
Trigor by Tom Merritt. I did the audible version, but also have a paperback copy. https://www.amazon.com/Trigor/dp/1947848895
Hi! I am reading 'Radetzky March'. It's a marvelous novel by the Austrian writer Joseph Roth. He writes beautifully about the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire just before the First World War—connecting the downfall of a noble family from humble backgrounds to the bigger patterns of history. Politics, war, romance, gambling, poetry: it's all there! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54258.The_Radetzky_March
To date, my favourite Substack writer is Josh Mallory from Mallory's Playbook. Josh has an insightful and creative way of discussing topics such as, individual players and the skills that make them an elite player, teams and their structure, gender and sport as it pertains to hockey, and finally, a detailed analysis of hockey systems that even a casual fan like myself is able to understand and comprehend. His work is incredibly detailed and content-rich, which will leave you waiting impatiently for his next piece. I would highly recommend his Substack if you're looking to begin to read about hockey or if you've been a long-time hockey fan and are educated in the sport. His ability to communicate effectively and clearly makes his writing easy for readers of all levels to comprehend. If you're reading this comment and you or someone you know is passionate about or looking to read about hockey, here's the link to his Substack. You won't regret reading it:
https://jmalloryhockey.substack.com/about?utm_source=menu-dropdown
Roxane Gay's annual year in books is always entertaining and a great source of recommendations: https://audacity.substack.com/p/so-it-begins
And this is my favorite book I read in 2020: https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780811230735
My friend Ariel Norling has been writing I Know A Spot and I absolutely love it. It’s a newsletter on various properties for sale around the world and how they were built and designed. https://iknowaspot.substack.com