Substacks recommended by Neko Case

Recommended by Neko Case

The Shins' James Mercer shares music and other meanderings from the Aural Apothecary.

Hi, I'm Krissy Teegerstrom. I am an artist living in Austin, Texas. I live according to my values, some of which are: the Earth, sustainability, creativity, reciprocity, magic, joy, evolution, freedom, beauty, kindness, humanity & mystery

Ballad of a New Pornographer

By A.C. Newman – Ballad Of A New Pornographer

A place where I – A.C. Newman bandleader of The New Pornographers – put new music not available anywhere else, try out new ideas, talk about process and how ideas transform over time.

Carl has a substack! Check him out!

- Neko Case

Fish Sticks

By Rickie Lee Jones

A journal of my far away heart...

One of my very favorite musicians is also an INCREDIBLE writer and one of the funniest, most tender people living. GET IN THERE!

- Neko Case

Corinne | My Chemical-Free House

By Corinne Segura

My Chemical-Free House by Corinne Segura. Let's heal from MCS and Mold.

Will Hermes: New Music + Old Music

New music worth hearing. Old music worth remembering. Deep-dive playlists. Record reviews. Books. Concerts. New York City. Lou Reed. Genre-fluid.

Rawdoggin' Reality

By Margo Price

Conform, go crazy, or become an artist. Finally, a place to share my musings, poetry, lyrics, literature and songs, and connect with fellow artists and fans.

Time & Temperature

By Rhett Miller

Hello. You've reached Time & Temperature. I can't properly tell you either, but I promise to tell you everything else!

Wordy Bird

By Susan Orlean

A few thoughts on what I'm wearing, words I'm writing, and the world we wander.

Talk Back

By Dawes

Join this community where we will share new songs, old demos, live performances, contemplations, declarations and explanations

Study Hall With Sarah Hoover

By Sarah Hoover

Art history lessons for the trauma-informed feminist.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week!

Prisons, Prose & Protest

By Prisonculture

This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things. Please support our Giving Circle: https://ko-fi.com/prisonculture

Oversharing with Bethany Cosentino

Welcome to Oversharing with Bethany Cosentino, where (almost) nothing is off limits.

BordoLines

By Susan Bordo

I write about politics, gender, history, popular culture, and mass media—what moves me, what delights me, what irritates me, and what worries me—from movies and cable tv to mainstream news publications and broadcasts to commercials and ads.

Shaved Meats, Piled High

By Laura Lippman

Blatant self-promotion for my novels because I never want to have a real job again. But, hey, it's only monthly and it's free.

LATCHKEY TOWNSHIP

By jacinta bunnell

You can hold the keys to Latchkey Township or wear them around your neck on a homemade lanyard. Turn the key to find some correspondence and nontextual matter by Jacinta Bunnell.

SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!!

- Neko Case

The Direction of Motion

By Kathy Valentine

What moves me? Also, the wonderfully ongoing coming of aging story.

My smart, interesting history-nerd friend is a really great writer and a great musician! She packs in the detail!

- Neko Case

Amazons of Paris

By Susanna Forrest

Viral photographs of an enigmatic Belle Epoque horsewoman set me hunting through archives and circuses from St Petersburg to Paris to uncover the lives of women who were artistes, survivors, and scapegoats of the nineteenth century.

Things That Don't Suck

By Andrea Gibson

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

Ted’s Newsletter

By Ted Travelstead

stuff I seen stuff I heard plus tidbits about Keiths

Everything is Personal

By Laurie Stone

The story is not about what happened, it's about what the narrator makes of what happened.

Montana Wildflower of the Day

By Erin O'Regan White

"It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you."

The World of Dust-to-Digital

Presenter of music and sound cultures.

You will be delighted with the sheer variety of joy. The content is GOLD.

- Neko Case

It's Good to Be Here

By Amy Stewart

Be the artist in residence of your world. A weekly dose of wonder from artist and bestselling author Amy Stewart. Supporters get art tutorials and a deeper dive.

Always Singing

By Jennifer O'Connor

Jennifer O'Connor writes about music, songs, songwriting, records, and whatever else comes up - demos, unreleased music and extra posts for paid subscribers.

Make Me Good Soil

By Sophie Strand

Ecology, Storytelling, Myth, and Science

I Think We're Alone Now

By Tegan and Sara

Tegan and Sara talk to each other about music, writing, art and life using voice notes, annotations of lyrics, personal essays, video conversations, and unreleased music.

Belle Plaine's Weather Report

Prairie singer/songwriter observing the everyday through stories, songs and poems. Published for paid subscribers every eight days, monthly for free.

Out of It

By Mary Gaitskill

Notes from outside the consternation machine

Range of Motion

By Martha Bayne

A newsletter about taking up space, from a social justice-minded, Chicagoish editor who is recovering from cancer and learning to dance again.

Martha is a great writer and a lovely human.

- Neko Case

The Haunted Librarian

By Becca Lee

Comics and stories from the haunted library of Becca Lee

I get excited every time a post finds it way to my mailbox :)

- Neko Case

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

LIVING SMALL

By Laura Fenton

A home & garden newsletter about small spaces, sustainable living, and all the joys (and pains!) of living with less from Laura Fenton, the author of The Little Book of Living Small.

Offerings

By Jessica Dore

A processual study of grief, loss, and mourning by licensed social worker and author Jessica Dore.

Cintra Wilson Feels Your Pain

Cultural Pith, Terrible Secrets and Quality Rants. Two fresh original pieces and two obscure throwback articles a month, with audio performances and oil paintings for all.

Patti Smith

The reader is my notebook

DrawTogether with WendyMac

By Wendy MacNaughton

Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.

The Grooveblaster Communiqué

The latest essays, vignettes, music, remixes, news and literature from the Grooveblaster

Of course a songwriter of Hitchcock's caliber is a great writer on the page too! The stories are engrossing and always funny. LOVE!

- Neko Case

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

THAO For The Record

By Thao Nguyen

Hello, I'm Thao Nguyen, a touring musician and writer. Currently at work on a new album, book and musical. Ride along as I make all three at once?

FEMINIST GIANT

By Mona Eltahawy

FEMINIST GIANT: become a giant in your fight for feminism

Adulting with ADHD

By Rach Idowu

Hi ADHDers! Here’s a personal insight into what it’s like clumsily navigating life with a late ADHD diagnosis! No topics off limits, so are you in?

Susie Bright’s Journal

The woman Rolling Stone called “never boring,” Susie comforts the afflicted with politics, intimate bead-reading, rarities, and must-read reviews.

The world is way easier to digest in Susie's expert hands. Great writing that leaves me WITHOUT that traumatized feeling. I can't recommend highly enough.

- Neko Case

An Irritable Métis

By Chris La Tray

Email newsletter from Chris La Tray, member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians, author of "Becoming Little Shell" from Milkweed Editions (8/20/2024), and 2023–2025 Montana Poet Laureate.

Entering The Lung

Recommended by Neko Case