Best Biographies Newsletters in 2026

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 3 days ago

A celebration of poetry and historical interest pieces

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 5 days ago

OmaxBooks est un pont culturel entre la littérature afro-américaine et 300 millions de lecteurs francophones à travers le monde. Sur ce Substack, nous explorons les coulisses de l’édition internationale, la traduction…

Likely audience: Hip-hop enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 14 days ago

Who says history is boring? Discover the scandals, the gossip, the rebels, and the rule breakers...

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

SubstackWeekly · last post 3 days ago

Join our weekly blog for expert tips to enhance your technique, training, and open water skills. Upgrade for the audio version, access to our entire blog archive and receive the Mr. Smooth PRO animation to help you…

Likely audience: Swimming coaches

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 14 days ago

From recent posts: Havermelkelite publishes culture-focused articles and interviews on topics ranging from Dutch lifestyle trends and beauty standards to technology celebrity culture and sociology. The publication targets readers…

Likely audience: tech enthusiasts

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post yesterday

From recent posts: Old Money Luxury publishes biographical profiles of wealthy individuals, family business dynasties, and figures from high society and Hollywood history. The publication covers topics ranging from inheritance battles and…

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 14 days ago

From recent posts: The Cambridge Ladies' Dining Society publishes literary criticism, book reviews, and cultural features centered on British literature, Cambridge University history, and the Bloomsbury Group. Its audience consists of…

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 29 days ago

From recent posts: Flamingo Estate publishes eclectic essays on fashion history, grief, agriculture, and cultural anthropology. The publication mixes personal memoirs, recipe collections, and historical analysis without a single recurring…

Likely audience: Fashion enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 39 days ago

Welcome to Crime and Enlightenment™—a newsletter that begins in jail, but doesn’t stay there. Drawn from my time teaching behind bars, these stories reach outward: toward human connection, the slow work of…

Likely audience: literary critics

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 2 days ago

A Fish out of Water seeks the truth as he breathes fresh air. I interview artists and creatives from all walks of life. Interviews 99% unedited and uncensored! 7K+ subscribers. IAB accredited.

Likely audience: Podcast listeners

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SubstackMonthly or less · last post 45 days ago

From recent posts: This article features a podcast interview where former TransIP employee Roland discusses his experience working with tech entrepreneur Ali Niknam, analyzing the new unauthorized biography about Niknam and contrasting it…

Likely audience: Tech entrepreneurs

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 2 days ago

The world's oldest book influencer, est 1927.

Likely audience: Book lovers

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 12 days ago

From recent posts: Fields & Energy publishes serialized biographies and historical essays on Oliver Heaviside and the history of electrical communication, drawing on 1920s scholarship and family correspondence. The newsletter also…

Likely audience: History of science enthusiasts

SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago

From recent posts: Six Things publishes six distinct cultural and scientific segments per issue, ranging from film reviews and design case studies to conservation biology and word puzzles. It serves readers interested in diverse topics…

Likely audience: Book lovers

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 15 days ago

From recent posts: CultureWag publishes rotating issues of literary criticism, memoir, and industry analysis covering topics like film adaptations, criminal justice, and 9/11 history. The publication targets readers interested in cultural…

Likely audience: Book lovers

SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

From recent posts: Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy publishes interview transcripts and true crime features, covering author discussions of thriller and historical fiction, detailed homicide investigations, and literary biographies…

Likely audience: Book lovers

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 31 days ago

From recent posts: Post-Nomad publishes personal essays on existentialism, small business success, and international living experiences, primarily targeting readers interested in the intersection of mental health, climate, and…

Likely audience: writers and creatives

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 58 days ago

From recent posts: She said Xi said publishes short-form essays and book promotions with a focus on Chinese language education in U.S. schools and related cultural topics. The publication mixes promotional content with analytical pieces…

Likely audience: Book readers

SubstackWeekly · last post 14 days ago

From recent posts: This publication profiles a diverse array of individuals, spanning civil rights figures like Elizabeth Ross Haynes and Ajamu Baraka, documentary filmmakers such as Alex Gibney, and historical subjects like Brian David…

Likely audience: history researchers

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: American Gambler publishes literary analysis, historical essays, and podcast interviews focused on gambling literature, sports betting history, and related film. It serves an audience of readers and researchers…

Likely audience: Podcast listeners

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 16 days ago

From recent posts: Ray’s Substack publishes personal essays on psychology and spirituality, often exploring family secrets, astrology, and biographical anecdotes. The mix of reflective writing, horoscope analysis, and spiritual biography…

Likely audience: Psychology enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 21 days ago

From recent posts: Suomen Mieli publishes interviews and cultural reporting on Finnish intellectual history and regional traditions. Recent issues feature a two-part biography of J.V. Snellman tracing his evolution into the 'national…

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 55 days ago

If you are looking for the next GREAT READ, join the Kunzum Book Club with a simple SUBSCRIBE. Our curators will send recommendations your every week for you to order in a click.

Likely audience: Book collectors

GhostWeekly · last post 31 days ago

Official website of No Depression's stories, columns, album reviews, artist voices, and roots music journalism

Likely audience: Music historians

SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 12 days ago

From recent posts: Biographers in Conversation publishes interviews and essays on literary biography, memoir writing, and narrative ethics. Its content spans author life portraits, the distinction between memoir and fiction, and the…

Likely audience: Podcast listeners

SubstackWeekly · last post 9 days ago

Cautionary tales, life lessons & random thoughts drawn from 30 years in the rock'n'roll trenches.

Likely audience: Music historians

SubstackWeekly · last post 12 days ago

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

Likely audience: Literature enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 10 days ago

My personal Substack

Likely audience: Astrology enthusiasts

SubstackWeekly · last post 9 days ago

Textos profundos sobre Neville Goddard, Lei da Suposição e Novo Pensamento, para quem decidiu levar a sério o poder criador da própria consciência.

Likely audience: Spiritual seekers

SubstackWeekly · last post 7 days ago

A journey through the history and evolution of videogame RPGs and their various subgenres, across different periods, platforms and geographical and cultural contexts.

Likely audience: Art historians

SubstackWeekly · last post 10 days ago

We were too young for the Beatles, but we loved Bobby Sherman. We missed Woodstock, but Watergate haunted us. This Substack is about things important to late Baby Boomers, those born after 1956.

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 12 days ago

From recent posts: This publication features in-depth interviews with musicians like Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, alongside personal narratives about their songwriting processes, industry collaborations, and public image struggles. The…

Likely audience: Country music fans

SubstackWeekly · last post 8 days ago

From recent posts: Wafic Said's biography traces his life from birth in Damascus in 1939 through his education, career, and various controversies, highlighting his navigation of business, politics, and philanthropy amid personal loss and…

Likely audience: readers interested in biographies

SubstackWeekly · last post 9 days ago

Pop culture. Books. Life. Occasional despair.

Likely audience: Book lovers and readers

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 24 days ago

Where History Becomes Music...front-row chronicles of the salsa music movement & the Nuyorican diaspora. Journalist; Historian; Bandleader; Producer; BMI Composer. Billboard’s 1st reportera.

Likely audience: Music historians

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 45 days ago

Broadly speaking this is about being human in the age of intelligent machines.

Likely audience: book enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 20 days ago

From recent posts: The newsletter publishes announcements for Ulule crowdfunding campaigns related to a biography of Franco-Belgian comic book artist François Walthéry, including details on books, collector items, and early-access mailing…

Likely audience: Comic book collectors

LinkedInEvery two weeks · last post 24 days ago

This is the official newsletter where you find out whats next. Conferences, events, apps.

Likely audience: Personal development readers

LinkedInEvery two weeks · last post 21 days ago

A collection of the articles I read, write and share. Perhaps a more consistent theme will develop as time goes on ...

Likely audience: Southern culture enthusiasts

SubstackWeekly · last post 7 days ago

From recent posts: A Dutch monthly book review newsletter where the author discusses books read in October, including Piranesi, Bad Words, Strange Girls, and The Paper Garden, with spoiler-free summaries and personal ratings.

Likely audience: book lovers

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 46 days ago

Steve Physioc is a 2013 Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and multi-award-winning fiction author. After a 35-year career in Major League Baseball, he now writes full-time with award-winning novels honored by Writer’s…

Likely audience: travel enthusiasts

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 28 days ago

Opium The Longest Hangover

Likely audience: history readers

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 5 days ago

From recent posts: This article features an interview between author Elizabeth Gilbert and opera singer Julia Bullock, discussing the creation of Bullock's new opera 'Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine' which explores the life of jazz…

Likely audience: Opera enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 9 days ago

Literature and politics.

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 58 days ago

Writer about music generally and Bob Dylan specifically. Having explored the music of the last 30 years in the first part of this series, I am now starting to look back even further.

Likely audience: Music historians

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 24 days ago

From recent posts: The article recounts the author's father, a small-town lawyer in Ocala, Florida, who recalled a 1969 true crime story about an Aretha Franklin impersonator and her manager, Lavell Hardy, being represented by the author'…

Likely audience: Legal professionals

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 48 days ago

Writing on politics, community, and what it takes to build something that lasts.

Likely audience: Canadian political historians

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 40 days ago

Latin American films, art and cultural happenings coming to the UK

Likely audience: Film enthusiasts

SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 22, 2026

A place for poems, reflections and creative work

Likely audience: History enthusiasts

Substacklast post Aug 12, 2026

Bringing back forgotten stories of the Great War.

Likely audience: Classic horror film enthusiasts