Peter Townsend's Newsletter alternatives: newsletters like it

24 newsletters in the NewsletterFIT index cover the same topics as Peter Townsend's Newsletter (Islamic history, Islamic literature and Narrative theory). The closest matches are Meidas+, Granted and Coco Larkin Cooks . They are ranked by how many topics they share with it, then by publicly shown subscribers.

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · ranked by shared topics, then publicly shown subscribers · methodology

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    Meidas+887K subscribers

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    1 shared topic

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    Granted577K subscribers

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    Coco Larkin Cooks 254K subscribers

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    This is a space for reflection and reckoning. It looks at the world and the self in the same breath, tracing how culture, power, politics, and personal experience collide to shape who we are. Each piece seeks clarity in…

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    Intellectual scaffolding for our age of serial shocks and deliberate discombobulation

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    تدبُر☀️88K subscribers

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    آية يومية للتأمل في خلق الله 🌿

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    مَجَرَة86K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Readers of Islamic literature

    1 shared topic

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    Freddie deBoer70K subscribers

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    1 shared topic

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    From the Hardt63K subscribers

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    Book news, sales, and fun from #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author Helen Hardt!

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    Shelf Space Sci-Fi46K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Book buyers

    1 shared topic

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    SubstackWeekly · last post 3 days ago

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    1 shared topic

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    Catharsis for your feminist awakening.

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    Thinking in Bets41K subscribers

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    velvet noise41K subscribers

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    The F*Them Theory 38K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Self-help readers

    1 shared topic

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    Du Mez CONNECTIONS37K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Event attendees

    1 shared topic

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    History, Etc34K subscribers

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    Live Your Story32K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Book lovers and readers

    1 shared topic

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    Liana’s Newsletter31K subscribers

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    1 shared topic

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    1 shared topic

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    The Quranic Wisdom27K subscribers

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    Likely audience: Islamic scholars

    1 shared topic

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