Substacks recommended by Deborah Copaken

Recommended by Deborah Copaken

A top-to-bottom renovation, design finds, and hard life questions—the nitty gritty of creating our home in Ojai, CA. Plus, input from experts and all of you! A researched, opinionated resource from Amanda Hesser of Food52, Schoolhouse, and Dansk.

Midlife In Paris

By Monique El-Faizy

A Paris-based journalist, I set out to write about midlife dating here but then sold a book on the Pelicot rape trial. I now spend my time thinking about things like rape culture and the need for men to step up and tackle patriarchy.

Monique is a midlife, divorced, single American woman living in Paris, and her voice and perspective are both wonderful.

- Deborah Copaken

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Substack

By Kelly

Dr. Kelly Casperson's Substack

Dr. Kelly Casperson is out there doing god's work for women's health. I'd follow her anywhere.

- Deborah Copaken

Notes from my Desk

By Christina Baker Kline

Join my free newsletter for brief, occasional updates - insights, inspiration, and just enough news to keep you in the know

The Inevitable Substack

By Jennifer Weiner

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!

Diary of a Novel with Soman Chainani

A weekly journal about writing my first original novel since THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL.

Soman is not only brilliant, he’s one of the kindest humans I’ve ever met. He also saved me during a very dark time in my life. I can never properly thank him, but I can recommend his amazing substack. And I guess that’s a small start.

- Deborah Copaken

Beyond the Rx

By Isabel Rose

Finding healing and happiness outside the box.

Elevate Everything

By Suze Yalof Schwartz

Fashion & Wellness Pioneer, Suze Yalof Schwartz, helps you elevate everything, from your home to your brain. SYS shares tips drawn from her decades as a fashion expert, as well as her experience founding the world's first drop in meditation studio.

Lee Woodruff

Speaker-Author-Executive Media Trainer

Lee is one of those women who supports other women, particularly women writers, and she's also a huge force for good in the world. I admire her enormously, everything she is and does.

- Deborah Copaken

Samantha Bee

By Plan Bee

Plan Bee is my weekly newsletter and source for all hard-hitting insights on women's health, pop culture distractions, recipes, and blazers, of course.

American Freakshow

By Nina Burleigh

A weekly newsletter from veteran journalist Nina Burleigh keeping an eye on MAGA extremism and its absurdity.

A smart voice explaining the coup taking place right now in our government.

- Deborah Copaken

Debby's Substack: What to Believe

By Debby Waldman-What To Believe

My memoir, What to Believe, is about secrets, suicide, and the power of denial. Each week I'll publish another chapter. Between chapters, I'll write about mental health, grief, resilience, and hope.

Open Windows- Ann Telnaes

Ann Telnaes- Artist, visual storyteller, creator of "Open Windows"

The Privilege to Feel

By Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land is the New York Times bestselling author of MAID and CLASS. She has the unexpected day job of a public speaker and continues to write about and advocate for survivors and people who parent under the poverty line.

She is amazing.

- Deborah Copaken

Beyond Neoliberalism

By Judith Barish

Rethinking the economy, dismantling inequality, promoting fairness, plus personal reflections on my life

Judith is brilliant.

- Deborah Copaken

Invisible Women

By Caroline Criado Perez

Keeping up with the gender data gap (and whatever else takes my fancy).

Barney's Rubble

By Vincenzo Barney

Literature, history and politics with a dash of Hitchens, a sprinkle of Vidal and a whole lot of rubble.

Nick is brilliant.

- Deborah Copaken

The Grudge Report

By Bess Kalb

Scribbling into the void!

The Unspeakeasy with Meghan Daum

By The Unspeakable with Meghan Daum

Home of The Unspeakeasy Podcast and The Unspeakeasy Live, a weekly livestream on Thursday at 3 pm ET featuring nuanced AF conversations with guests, friends and audience members. Plus new writing and updates from Meghan Daum.

Brain Health Kitchen

By Annie Fenn

A food lover's guide for taking care of your brain.

With every post, I learn something about brain health and food.

- Deborah Copaken

Full Stack Family Medicine

By Bertie Bregman

Dispatches from the Front and Back Ends of Primary Care

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

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

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

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. www.lianafinck.com

Magic + Loss

By Virginia Heffernan

Politics for English majors.

The Vajenda

By Dr. Jen Gunter

Imagine a Venn diagram with overlapping circles labeled: Medical Facts, Feminism, and Fire. You've arrived at their intersection.

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin

By Emily Nunn

Step into our salad laboratory. We got your leafy greens, your grains, your veg, and protein. Plus: salady guests, salady books & recipes, recipes, recipes 🥗