Substacks recommended by Katy O. | The Mindful Librarian

Recommended by Katy O.

BIBLIOLIFESTYLE

By Victoria

Thoughtfully curated books, cozy rituals, literary and lifestyle guides, BYOB club, and lots of seasonal joy!

How to Move

By Anna Maltby

an anti-diet newsletter about exercise

Suzanne Writes

By Suzanne Warye

This is Suzanne Writes, where I, Suzanne, will…write….all about the process of writing my first book normalizing sobriety and calling out the myth of moderation. Follow along! It’ll be fun. Kind of.

Suzanne is my lifelong best friend AND an interwebs badass boss lady, writer extraordinaire, and an absolute force to be reckoned with when it comes to taking down mommy wine culture. Just trust me.

- Katy O.

Strong Sense of Place

By Mel Joulwan & Dave Humphreys

We're going around the world, one great read at a time. We host a podcast, a website, an Instagram, and this Substack.

I can't travel as much as I want to, but Strong Sense of place, both in this newsletter and their podcast, takes me around the world via books. The next best thing to going myself!

- Katy O.

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By Ochuko Akpovbovbo

business, culture, and gen z trends as seen on my group chats

The Booktender

By Abra McAndrew

Bringing you the best of a book club, on your own time. Monthly themed reading menus and book conversations from the Executive Director, Tucson Festival of Books🌵. All views my own.

The Culture Study Podcast

By Anne Helen Petersen

A podcast about the culture that surrounds you — with Anne Helen Petersen and a bunch of very smart co-hosts

It's so worth it to become a paid supporter of this show! I love the additional content and knowing that I am helping keep my favorite podcast up and running.

- Katy O.

Crone Sandwich

By Catherine Newman

A weird newsletter about all the midlife things: kids, parents, food, sex, holidays, rage, and sweating at night, by the author of Waiting for Birdy and We All Want Impossible Things.

Catherine Newman writes middle age and parenting of young adults better than anyone else on earth. Fight me on this.

- Katy O.

Well Sourced from Kelly Jensen

By kelly jensen

Everything books, feminism, mental health, culture, yoga, and more, with wit, sarcasm, and intellection (& of course, it's always well sourced!)

Literary Merit

By Andrea Bass

A joyful exploration of books, poetry, and life in the library.

Tea Notes

By erin boyle

Dispatches and digests from Erin Boyle. Very rarely about tea.

Deep North Eats

By Melissa Lindquist

Personal essays about food // food culture in the Deep North

I love Melissa's passionate takes on food from the Twin Cities in Minnesota ~ and she's a fellow educator!

- Katy O.

Moonstruck Reads

By Natalie

Reading romance and the romance of reading

I adore romance and Moonstruck Reads has a DEEP recommendation list. I have already found so many recs here

- Katy O.

Pay Attention, Be Astonished

By Amy

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver

ItsBookTalk & More

By Renee

Helping You Discover Your Next Great Read With Book Recommendations & Reviews, Notes On Our Reading Lives, Community Discussions, & Lists

Overbooked Mama

By Kuleigh Baker

A busy mom's guide to raising readers while tackling your own TBR list.

Kuleigh's newsletter is just the sweetest and down-to-earth missive to hit my inbox ~ I love her book recommendations, parenting notes, and all around slice of life tidbits.

- Katy O.

The Seasonalist 🍎🎃🍁🦃🎄❄️💘☘️🐰🌼🌷🍓🎆🍉

By Nina P.

A cozy lifestyle newsletter for seasonal living lovers, focusing on the art of joyful anticipation.

I'm leaning in HARD to seasonal living (not aesthetically!) and love this newsletter's devotion to it!

- Katy O.

The Lighthouse with Cait Flanders

Stories of a Canadian author who found herself living in the middle of nowhere in the UK. It’s deeply reflective and also intentionally lighthearted. There’s enough darkness online and in real life. Let's hangout in the light. 🕯️

Cait's book The Year of Less was a foundational text in my adulthood and I so love reading along with her as she grows and transforms as a human and writer.

- Katy O.

Hmm That's Interesting

By Clara

Culture thoughts of/for/by the Chronically Online, from that girl you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok (alas). Essays, pop culture, interviews, and literature.

Literary Leanings

By Michelle Martin

Sharing thoughtfully curated book recommendations, reflections and tips on the reading life, and a little bit of my life here in Maine.

Michelle writes about books amidst glimpses into her life and photography business ~ her newsletter is gorgeous!

- Katy O.

The Austen Connection

By Plain Jane

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

SoNovelicious, Books & Reading & More Books

By Gayla Gray

All things books, reading, and Hurrah! I'm finally retired and it's everything and more.

Gayla's newsletter is one of the very first bookish publications I found on Substack and it has been a delight to follow her as she moved into retirement and into new adventures.

- Katy O.