Substacks recommended by Eliot Peper

Recommended by Eliot Peper

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

If you seek to make things you're proud of for people you care about, Austin's weekly notes and links about creativity will fuel your process.

- Eliot Peper

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

Counter Craft

By Lincoln Michel

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books

Grounded, deeply researched insights into writing and publishing fiction.

- Eliot Peper

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Noah's wide-ranging curiosity provides a consistently thought-provoking lens on a changing world. Once you start reading his blog, you'll see the world differently.

- Eliot Peper

seasonal

By Andrea Castillo

Nerd out about the Bay Area food system, one fruit and vegetable at a time.

Fascinating essays revealing the complex San Francisco Bay Area food system.

- Eliot Peper

Anna Gát: Eleven Sentence Essays

By Anna Gát ✨

I think, write and run Interintellect (I tweet at @theannagat and @interintellect_ )

Powerful, concise pieces of prose poetry to enliven your mind, heart, and soul.

- Eliot Peper

Notes from a Small Press

By Anne Trubek

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

Anne offers indispensable glimpses into the weird, wild, and sometimes wonderful world of book publishing.

- Eliot Peper

Kneeling Bus

By Drew Austin

Notes from the collision of meatspace and the internet.

Drew notices anomalies others don't, and his newsletter will challenge you to look at the familiar world through fresh eyes.

- Eliot Peper

Cabinet of Wonders

By Samuel Arbesman

Be prepared for radical interdisciplinarity: science + technology + complexity + humanities + wonder.

Nobody follows their curiosity with the range, depth, and unbridled enthusiasm of Sam Arbesman.

- Eliot Peper

Exponential View by Azeem Azhar

Weekly deep dives on AI and exponential technologies from a global expert featured in The Economist, WSJ and Financial Times. Join investors, C-suite execs and global leaders and change how you think about the future.

If you want to know what happens next in this age of acceleration, Azeem's newsletter is a field guide to the near future.

- Eliot Peper