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Organizing updates from Schools Not Jails Youth

Queer Revolution

By Ali Hart

Important LGBTQ+ News, Politics, Education, Petitions, Mutual Aid, & More

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By Tressie

A newsletter featuring uncompromising writing about public life for a bold community of thinkers, writers, and readers.

I love everything Tressie McMillam Cottom writes, and her newsletter always delivers- a bit more biting and acerbic in wit than her counterpart Roxane Gay, I came for the dazzling writing and I stay for the intellectual clap backs.

- Allison Harbin

Paging Dr. Lesbian

By Kira Deshler

Dispatches from the lesbian internet (and beyond).

I love this newsletter, and which I could write about all things lesbian and queer. Since I don't have the time to do so, this newsletter scratches that itch for me.

- Allison Harbin

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

I'd say it's a cult classic, but it's really just a classic. For all things Roxane Gay and all the writers she champions, this newsletter is a must-subscribe.

- Allison Harbin

What To Read If

By Elizabeth

Where book lovers find their next great read.

I enjoy this newsletter because it always offers takes and essays from all walks of life, and is a breath of fresh air (metaphorically speaking) from my newsletter feed, which is chock full of social justice warriors.

- Allison Harbin

Spenser's Super Tuesday

By Spenser Mestel

The bad (and the good!) in the fight for voting rights

How to Glow in the Dark

By Neon Literary

Book publishing advice and community for authors of fiction and nonfiction, written by the agents at Neon Literary.

I read this newsletter religiously, and really recommend it for any other writers or academics looking to learn how to pitch and land a book deal. It offers frank advice and a nuanced take on the crazed book publishing industry.

- Allison Harbin

Lonely Victories

By Hurley Winkler

A newsletter that'll keep you writing and reading. Home of the Book Club for Writers!

Run It Back

By Victor Luckerson

Research, reporting, and writing about neglected black history

A GREAT read from a historian writing about the Black Wall Street of Tulsa, a true gem for academics and history nerds alike. I like its casual tone yet academic rigor.

- Allison Harbin