Substacks recommended by Deborah J. Stein

Recommended by Deborah J. Stein

SOM/TIMES, unlike a book, will happen some of the time.

A newsletter and community dedicated to exploring the intersection of creativity and everyday life with Anna Brones. For the creative energy that resides in all of us.

the even*cleveland digest

By evencleveland

Occasional book reviews + links to blog posts

The Wobbly Line

By Julia Bethan

An insight into my nonsensical creative process, and my thoughts from an Art Psychotherapy student perspective.

gather • filter • make

By Ella Beech

From the studio of Ella Beech - Picture Book Illustrator and teacher. Live meet-ups, process videos, Picture Book Club and loads more!

Resounding Little Voices

By Margaux Kent

I hear voices when I move, and I do my best to capture them.

Nine Lives

By Kaly Quarles

The butcher, the baker, the picture book maker. Illustration chats. Hand-lettering. Antiquing Antics. Drawing club coming March 2024.

One of my very favorite people writes one of my very favorite illustration blogs. Always fun, always generous with her experience and illustration explorations, Kaly is one human whose process I love to read about.

- Deborah J. Stein

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Slowpoke

By Carson Ellis

Arts & Entertainment from illustrator Carson Ellis

The First Person with Michael Judge

The former WSJ editor's independent newsletter featuring conversations with—and essays by—writers, thinkers, and doers around the globe.

Alphabet Soup

By Etgar Keret

Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Liana’s Newsletter

By Liana Finck

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things.

KHÔRA

By Khôra

KHÔRA is a dynamic online arts space produced in collaboration with groundbreaking author Lidia Yuknavitch’s Corporeal Writing. Subscribe for full access to KHÔRA’s monthly newsletter and publication highlights.

The Colour | Newsletter | Lab | Community

By Toronto Ink Company

Foraged colour, found pigments and natural markings from Jason Logan the author of Make Ink.

Subtle Maneuvers

By Mason Currey

A fortnightly newsletter on routines, rituals, and wriggling through a creative life, from the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work