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Newsletter · By Naomi Alderman · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
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Sep 27, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    AI predictions: seven ways you can tell useful thinking from sci-fi fantasies (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1523" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!J1ci!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0888ac45-3d8c-4ffc-b0a5-2d2093861f47_1024x1523.

  2. Issue · Sep 20, 2026

    you must go on being curious, it is what makes us alive (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="May be a black-and-white image" class="sizing-normal" height="1388" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-UvS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4e4bf8b0-9cfa-4ec

  3. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    it’s surprisingly moving when something is reliable (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="961" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fTfu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F48bb4810-b038-4e30-be32-ad5c3d9fe40b_1718x1134.pn

  4. Issue · Sep 11, 2026

    "Who Is The Public?" - a conversation with Ritula Shah and Matthew Sweet (opens the original)

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    Get more from Naomi Alderman in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and Android<a class="install-substack-app-embed-link" href="https://substack.com/app/app-store-redirect?utm_ca

  5. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    I am publishing a very Marmite novel (opens the original)

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