Substacks recommended by Yulani Sann

Recommended by Yulani Sann

a girl's digital respite

By Anaïs Laure

vulnerable and reflective vignettes, scattered thoughts, and prose that constitute my entirety

Anaïs is a beautiful creator. Her writing is gorgeous as well as her YouTube videos.

- Yulani Sann

Gardens of Sol

By Brittney Portes

The Newsletter Nurturing the Gardener Within

This substack is sunshine. A compilation of recipes, garden diaries, & notes on community.

- Yulani Sann

Letting Life Marinate

By Kezia

A newsletter about good food and life lessons.

Kezia has the most beautiful musings on life and travel. Her posts frequently consist of food and how it brings people and places together.

- Yulani Sann

Nurturing Wind

By Carrington Epperson

Writing to nurture you wherever you are.

Gorgeous and soft notes on motherhood, food, and personal culture.

- Yulani Sann

mama eats

By Amanda Leigh

A twice-weekly newsletter (Sat. & Tues.) inspired by a simple + seasonal home life, sharing plant centric recipes, weekly meal plans, garden things, and more.

On "mama eats" Amanda Leigh shares gardening tips, recipes, in season produce, and odes to nature and the Earth.

- Yulani Sann

Field Notes

By Rowen Brooke

Field Notes from a gardener and aspiring naturalist documenting the journey of building a regenerative flower farm, with insights and reflections along the way.

Sometimes personal reflections in connection to nature, other times plant profiles and gardening tips. Always a joy to read.

- Yulani Sann

Life Is In Love With Me

By Amara Amaryah

Retellings of life’s love stories and surrendering to the romance of being seen, from the notebook of a nomad.

Travel diaries, personal essays, and bookish posts.

- Yulani Sann

Martha’s Monthly

A newsletter that reviews diverse and translated books from around the world, perfect for readers who never want to stop learning.

Monthly reading wrap ups filled with books of nearly every genre.

- Yulani Sann

Raising Myles

By Marc Typo

A first-time dad writes letters to his newborn son, Myles, every Monday, sharing the joy he didn't experience himself with the world. Inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me."

Marc Typo shares his journey with being a father extremely well throughout "Raising Myles". Its both a time capsule of his personal life before his son and letters to his future all-grown-up son.

- Yulani Sann

Dronme’s Substack

My personal Substack

Dronme writes the most unflinching, honest personal essays. Her site inspired me to start mine.

- Yulani Sann

cherry bomb

By Amani Hope 💌

Letters on love, aging, and healing after a life-changing motorcycle accident. Plus, a monthly book club for diverse fiction!

Amani Hope's site is ever-growing. She has a bookclub and writes personal essays and recommendations of all kind.

- Yulani Sann

Unsupervised

By Sky Fusco

In clogs with a blog, wild at heart, and publicly learning to love myself. These letters make frequent stops at personal histories, relationships, communal living, and self-fulfillment. It ain't much but it's honest work.

Anna Fusco's essays touch on nearly everything: life, love, nature, travel. Her letters are accompanied by the cutest film photos.

- Yulani Sann

Field Guide to the Anthropocene

By Jason Anthony

A weekly essay/newsletter on the transformed Earth - as it is, as it was, and as it might be - that promises thoughtful, well-researched writing and a dose of pessimistic optimism.

News on climate, geology, and nature. All on society, conservation, and much more important issues. Love love love Jason's work

- Yulani Sann