Substacks recommended by Arnie Sabatelli

Recommended by Arnie Sabatelli

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

You know the drill. A private investigator with a past. A crook with no future. A femme fatale who wants to escape. And they all end up here. Welcome to The Losers of Film Noir.

self serve pie house

By Steve Barichko

poet steve barichko's substack

The promise of great poems and photos from a former student.

- Arnie Sabatelli

FishRise by Richard Wilson

By Richard Wilson’s FishRise

Environmentalism, fly-fishing & the weird and wonderful people who do it.

Spencer Tweedy

Updates from the road and the studio, thoughts about art, music and laypeople philosophy.

The Garden of Forking Paths

By Brian Klaas

Wandering around an infinitely complex, ever changing world.

This Week In Writing

By Justin Cox

Weekly discussion and encouragement for writers.

Three Wild Steps

By Lynne Wyness

Nature writing from the western edges of Dartmoor

Stunning, poetic prose exploring the power and mystery of nature.

- Arnie Sabatelli

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Deeply insightful look at modern and contemporary poetry. Awesome podcast!

- Arnie Sabatelli

The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor

A celebration of poetry and historical interest pieces

The Matterhorn: truth in fiction

By Dr. Kathleen Waller

how to layer stories with ideas, culture, places, and texts ⬩podcast and original fiction from author and academic Dr. Kathleen Waller

Exceptional look at the power of literary fiction to convey truth. For both writers of fiction and readers.

- Arnie Sabatelli

Dispatches from a Trout Wrangler

By Tom Sadler

A running commentary about fly-fishing, guiding, politics and life lessons learned.

The Great Outdoors

The art, science, and reflections on everything the outdoors has to offer.

Starship Casual

By Jeff Tweedy

Jeff Tweedy shares songs, advice, general musings, and whatnot...

The Intrinsic Perspective

By Erik Hoel

Bridging the two cultures of science and the humanities

Loving Sylvia Plath

By Emily Van Duyne

Hot goss about Sylvia, bad jokes about Ted

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

The Long and Short of It

By Laura Hurwitz

The forest, tree by tree.

The Contender

By David Coggins // The Contender

Travel / Style / Fishing / Design / Etc.

Anxious Dude

By Scott Neumyer

A newsletter about mental health, incredible people, pop culture, and so much more. Personal essays, interviews, links, & more. I want this to be a community where everyone can share their story. 💚

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - Orwell

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

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Recommended by Arnie Sabatelli