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Free weekly reports--with occasional extras--on the writing life, publishing, and books from a widely-published, award-winning veteran of publishing who's also been a print, radio, & online book reviewer as well as a professor of creative writing.

Newsletter · By Lev Raphael · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 30, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Villain Check List (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="427" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!x_6u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda2004b9-858d-42cf-baea-45fc88e8a3ee_640x427.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    My Dogs Help Me Write (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!g-Hs!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2a40b28-d068-475e-87cb-1f40e8f39f41_5152x3864.

  3. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Comments are Open! (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="469" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CogT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F188413ef-3aad-48cc-8b76-519c65357c60_640x469.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Was this Really the Book of the Summer? (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="427" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TfD6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdcf39340-7653-4f24-8022-c83c1b38746e_640x427.jpeg"

  5. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Taking a Break (opens the original)

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