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Recommended by Dr. Kathleen Waller

Personal Canon Formation

By John Halbrooks

A newsletter about how we read and listen to enrich our lives

Love all the nerdy literature here...and then the unexpected twists and turns! A new approach to academia.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Tales from the Defrag

By Alexander Ipfelkofer

Fiction at the intersection between man and machine, a speculative journey through time interspersed with adventure, mystery, philosophy and the occasional alien. Stay awhile and listen.

Fiction and photography from a philosophical and imaginative mind.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Eleanor’s Substack

By Eleanor Anstruther

Short Stories, A Memoir In 65 Postcards, The Recovery Diaries, In Judgement Of Others, This Writing Life, Soundscape Stories

Eleanor's writing is ethereal with strength. You'll love it.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

FORD KNOWS

By Mr. Troy Ford

From Award-disdaining LGBTQ+ Author, Mystic & Kook, Mr. Troy Ford | Essays, Stories & Newsy Tidbits for lovers of reading, writing, & sundry curiosities - basically, a fruit basket with fur, every Friday

Troy posts brilliant LGBTQ+ serial fiction and generally writes with a massive spark of wit.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

SLAKE

By Nathan Slake

Slaking your fictional thirst, weekly.

Wonderful fiction and the writing life from an imaginative author.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

The Dialectic

By Jules

Culture, music, society, and current affairs.

Come for the film and music recs; stay for the quirky and heartwarming stories.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

A Narrative Of Their Own

By Kate Jones

Discussions on 20th Century Women's Narratives and Contemporary Culture

Kate's historical literary explorations are also relevant today. Love her writing!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

The Gallery Companion

By Dr Victoria Powell

Art without the confusing art speak. Stories about all the stuff that artists explore and question: what’s going on, how we think and behave, and the role of art in our world.

Edgy, smart & engaging! Victoria's writing about art is well informed and fresh!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Josh off the Press

By Josh Off The Press

Politics & American culture, Sports/Basketball, Teaching & Life

Josh has raw, fresh takes on a huge array of topics!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Footnotes and Tangents

By Simon Haisell

A community for curious and creative readers. Slow book groups reading Leo Tolstoy and Hilary Mantel. Fiction by Simon Haisell.

Simon's kind motivation and expertise helps us dive into big texts throughout the year!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Beyond Bloomsbury

By Victoria K. Walker

Historical artist and writer biographies.

Beautiful writing about literature and literary lives

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Not That You Asked

By Tom Fish

A travel diary consisting mostly of awkward urinal encounters and disappointing celebrity sightings.

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

By Terry Freedman

Reflections on literature * Musings on everyday life * Book reviews * Experiments in creative nonfiction writing * Humour

A wild ride in literary experimentation!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

Tokyo Calling

By Gianni Simone

About culture, travel, the joys of slow life, and all things Japanese, of course.

If you love Japanese culture like I do, come on Gianni's ride!

- Dr. Kathleen Waller

The Austen Connection

By Plain Jane

How Jane Austen's stories connect to us today, and connect us to each other.

A new invention of what academic work can be & fascinating deep dives into all things Austen.

- Dr. Kathleen Waller