Best Book Publishing and Promotion Newsletters in 2026

SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago

Political satire and commentary

Likely audience: Substack subscribers

SubstackWeekly · last post 13 days ago

From recent posts: Love Notes by Jenn M. Jackson, PhD publishes personal essays, book summaries, and reading lists centered on Black feminism, anti-Black racism in academia, and Black literary traditions. It is written for readers…

Likely audience: readers of Black feminist literature

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 41 days ago

From recent posts: Drugs + Hip-Hop publishes interviews, essays, and book excerpts on opioid and fentanyl addiction, recovery, and high-profile hip-hop legal cases such as the Tupac murder trial. It is written for readers interested in…

Likely audience: book readers

SubstackMonthly or less · last post 31 days ago

From recent posts: A historian reflects on returning to in-person academic conferences after five years of virtual events, attending the Organization of American Historians meeting in Philadelphia and promoting an upcoming book release wi…

Likely audience: historians

SubstackWeekly · last post 11 days ago

Weekly blog posts from our authors, translators and editors of new books.

Likely audience: poetry readers

SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 9 days ago

Build a Blockbuster Life.

Likely audience: filmmakers