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Sam Leith on Reading, Writing, Re-Reading, Rhetoric and Recovery

Newsletter · By Sam Leith · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    Music to Watch Girls By (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="523" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-I4s!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F287d3aef-0c26-4b25-99a3-a82a93f7d1bd_382x523.jpeg"

  2. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    At last, a cool use for AI (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="640" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0hOx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8446a610-57b7-4cd1-90b2-ed7330cdc4a8_481x640.jpeg"

  3. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    The history of the world in one book title (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K6Np!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8bc43c5-25a8-41b5-8e88-17c23af9245e_6000x4000.j

  4. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    A good ride (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="597" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yMCi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6fd2d228-9b49-4222-86a4-5d9c8729c8f4_335x597.jpeg"

  5. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    New books: get them while they’re hot (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="728" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3rkZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F378c2c64-b69f-4bfd-9af0-a6daf89cc6c9_408x728.jpeg"

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