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Newsletter · By Emma Brodie · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 26, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Introducing: Query Lotto! (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    September (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    The first half of this month has been a beautiful blur. Kevin and I went on vacation to the UK, stopping in Oxford to visit friends and about a hundred bookshops—including Oxford’s first-ever romantasy bookstore, the insanely adorable Bad Girl Books. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DTgh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36439cd5-1d52-4085-99b8-c5eca94e29b5_480x

  3. Issue · Aug 18, 2026

    August (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    The first half of this month has been absolutely thrilling at work. One of my favorite titles I’ve ever acquired for Clarkson Potter landed in the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list in its first week. How Lucky Am I is a gorgeously illustrated, intensely felt meditation on what it means to be alive, and I could not be more proud of this book and my author, Christian Watson. <div class="image

  4. Issue · Jul 7, 2026

    July (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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