
Mid-Year Reading Roundup
In chronological order! And yes, I’m an audiobook guy, in case you didn’t know. All of these were borrowed from the public library through the Libby app. Thank you, libraries! I love you! This is a public episode. If you

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Kat Spada hosts Kat Ex Machina Podcast, a arts show with 19 episodes published.

In chronological order! And yes, I’m an audiobook guy, in case you didn’t know. All of these were borrowed from the public library through the Libby app. Thank you, libraries! I love you! This is a public episode. If you

For this week’s newsletter, I have the delight of sitting down to interview a friend of mine, which is always a different dynamic than meeting someone for the first time in a Q&A context. We’ll talk about his creative pr

Spoiler alert: This post discusses the series finales of the Outlander TV show and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Last week, the television adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series concluded. Shortly after the finale

To take your vitamins. But not those ones, this brand is more bio-available. Don’t go overboard; too much can be worse than none at all. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or g

I was in my mid-twenties when an ophthalmologist explained to me that I only see out of one eye. It illuminated so much I’d never understood about my own face, that had worn eyeglasses, contacts, and adhesive patches eve

Today, instead of aiming for some in-depth takeaways from the commitment to community and consistency, I’m going to share some memes. Each week, I pick from my folder of saved images bearing inspiration for writers, and

At a performance art show featuring drag lip syncing, public exhibitionism, and ren faire cosplayers, I finally met Annie Jay. I’ve heard her name for years, working with and hosting a podcast with her roommate. But as s

I got pretty self-conscious writing this whole essay about listening to myself read my own writing out loud. If you want, you can even listen to the audio voiceover of this post to further press a fingernail into the cri

It was Valentine’s Day this weekend, and I don’t want to miss the opportunity to get romantic about the people who sit at their computers at least once a week and write with me in little Zoom windows. This is a public ep

Content note: This conversation about preserving books and archival material includes discussions of historical racism. I am so excited for another installment of my series interviewing booksellers. Typically, I’d hate t

TL;DR… scroll down for links to subscribe to this newsletter on your fave podcast app Too many newsletters piling up in your inbox, and not enough time to read them? Audio voiceovers are included in this one every week!

Since I started this newsletter six weeks ago with a look back at 2025, I figured I’d close out January with a look ahead to the literary adaptations I’m excited to see in 2026. This is a public episode. If you'd like to

As I sat down to churn out some thoughts about how frustrated I've been, I realized that I have an embarrassing amount of “inspirational” artwork strewn throughout my apartment, which I’ve been apparently turning a blind

This week I’m launching one of the features I was most excited about including in my newsletter: interviews with the people behind the counters at the bookstores I’ve always loved spending time in. For the first conversa

Because I’m annoying proud of keeping the writing group going almost every single weekend for nearly two years, and especially proud of the progress and achievements of all who’ve been coming, I made everyone at the tabl

In a never-ending and ever-changing effort to add structure into my writing life, I’m starting a Substack. You can listen to it right now as an audio newsletter! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi
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