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A newsletter for people who love reading—because life's too short for bad books.

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Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 20, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    Louise O’Neill’s Desert Island Books (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NsRv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F992c5dd8-2990-4709-8205-eb51aba9ebca_900x700.png" w

  2. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Freya Bromley’s Desert Island Books (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ggCl!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff09f52cd-ba7e-4d2a-a92f-d05d4a4710ed_900x700.png" w

  3. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Holly Ringland's Desert Island Books (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!npTN!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8d1d70da-d378-4eec-b63c-b3a2e5e6ff0b_900x700.png" w

  4. Issue · Aug 30, 2026

    Claire Daverley’s Desert Island Books (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C78q!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F17a4872a-5f02-4ce9-97e8-7ab8872880a3_900x700.png" w

  5. Issue · Aug 23, 2026

    Kate Mosse's Desert Island Books (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!30Iw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb9982e57-4b1a-4dba-a847-c6d5bccc98c0_900x700.png" w

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