The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.

Publishing, demystified (and commission-free)

My thoughts on racism here and there, then and now--one week at a time

The Inevitable Substack is a twice-monthly newsletter about the art and craft of writing. We'll be doing close readings of fiction and nonfiction by me and by others...and hopefully, some of yours as well!

The working heartbreak of a genius staggering...

Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity

A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter.

Writing wisdom, advice and encouragement for every day of the year.

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

The unvarnished, naked truth about living, working, loving, moving, and surviving in a woman’s body. Winner of the 2025 Webby Award for Best Independent Publisher.

Sometimes race, sometimes language, sometimes something else. Every week.

A weekly guide to the stars by Allie Jones.

We are people who happen to be mothers.