Running with Words

Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity

Essays, interviews, and a weekly card reading. A place to be human, together.

A newsletter that's really a diary, where I chat about fiction, fashion, and feelings. Heavy on the feelings.

Get the classic novel Dracula, emailed to you in real time as it happens.

Read this newsletter if you're looking to write better, get published, be more creative, and learn a few things to give your week an added boost. This newsletter is the intersection of publishing advice, history, music, writing, and wrestling.

Space to say true things, with ancient stories serving as mirrors and lights.