Substacks recommended by Amanda Leduc | Notes From a Small Planet

Recommended by Amanda Leduc

I'm here supporting and guiding you... I'd love to send you a little gentle reminder each day. With love from the Universe x

The Glimmering Notebook

By Joy Mercury

Helping people to connect with their guides and passed loved ones by showing them how to tap into their own gifts.

Joy's The Glimmering Notebook is a wonderful meditation on the vast magic and mystery of life--one that always leaves me feeling energized and tender toward the world. I'm grateful for it, and for her!

- Amanda Leduc

REASONS FOR LIVING with Esmé Weijun Wang

Step into a sanctuary curated by Esmé, featuring guest contributors like R.F. Kuang & Jenny Odell. Each edition presents essays & prompts exploring the beauty/complexity of being alive. Unlock 2 monthly essays & bonus resources with a paid subscription.

Kingdom of Slobs

By Chelsea Wakelyn

This is a monthly(ish) newsletter about grief, mental health, books, neurodivergence, past and future goats, pop culture, love, pain, death, parenting, and whatever else my lazy/obsessive brain is occupied with.

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

I'll read anything Elizabeth Gilbert writes, and this Substack is no exception! It's funny, brilliant, and light-filled--Liz from top to bottom. Filled with love for you right from the very first word. <3

- Amanda Leduc

Gratitude Journal

By Alex Elle

A virtual gratitude journal by writer and teacher, Alex Elle.

Things That Don't Suck

By Andrea Gibson

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

Where Do I Start?

By Kathryn Mockler

Creative writing prompts by Kathryn Mockler for all genres.

A Writer's Notebook

By Summer Brennan

essays, art, and inspiration from an American writer in Paris

Send My Love to Anyone

By Kathryn Mockler

A monthly newsletter on all things writing by Kathryn Mockler & guests.

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

We Can Fix It

By Kim Nicholas

Evidence-based, relatable advice on facing the climate crisis with facts, feelings, and action from climate scientist Prof. Kim Nicholas

Cheryl Strayed's Dear Sugar

This is the home of two newsletters. Paid subscribers get Cheryl's Dear Sugar Letter monthly, plus her free newsletter several times a year, which includes her "Tells Us" author series. Free subscribers get everything but the monthly Dear Sugar Letter.

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

I think the better question might be: why *wouldn't* you enjoy this wonderful space that Katherine has created? Soulful, magical, whimsical while also grasping the best parts of attentive life--the magic in the ordinary. A space that clears your soul for whatever transformation's coming next.

- Amanda Leduc

Five Minutes for the Planet

By Jen Knoch

Fighting Climate Change through Culture Change