Four great reads and ideas to fill the rest of the holidays
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Four great reads and ideas to fill the rest of the holidays
This week: In a break to prepare for all the exciting exhibitions, shows and events of the upcoming Autumn season, here are four other Substack newsletters well worth reading
Hi everyone,
I’ve just got back from a week of mooching through bookshops in Hay-on-Wye and planning Stored Honey for the next few months. As August draws to an end and we savour the last, slow weeks of summer - while Autumn with its exciting programme of new shows, exhibitions and festivals is just around the corner - it seems a good time for me to take a week’s break from writing this newsletter.
However, because this time of year brings with it that feeling of potential new starts, of horizons unexplored that we’ve been conditioned to feel since trying on massive school uniform for the start of term, I thought I would share with you some of the other Substack newsletters I’ve been enjoying this year.
Lia’s Living Almanac
Inspired by her annually-published book, The Almanac, Lia Leendertz records the things that feel of that particular week in the year. She invites readers to share their own observations in the comments, which she includes in the following newsletter. This week she found a ‘nearly ready’ tomato in the garden, while elsewhere a reader tasted their first elderberries of the year and skeins of geese flew overhead.
Tales from Topographical Kitchens: Nic Miller has as much of a way with words as she does with ingredients. Her latest edition is a love letter to trifle, that ‘slumped and rumpled mass just dying to be free’.
Escape Hatch: Writer Joe Hill (Locke and Key, The Fireman) shares the books, music and films he’s been enjoying recently. The most recent edition includes a link to his list of scary summer reads and a video of his keynote speech on writing horror.
The Northern Eco: Journalist Sarah Hartley writes about important local environmental issues in the North of England. It’s solutions-focused so, instead of striking doom-laden fear into our hearts, she shares stories of smart people’s ideas for tackling climate change and pollution.
If you’re still looking for things to do this summer holiday, you may want to revisit some Stored Honey back issues for ideas. I’ve included some suggestions of shows that are ongoing below…
Thanks for reading Stored Honey. Normal service will be resumed next week and there are so many incredible arts events coming up that I can’t wait to write about. As always, please get in touch on Twitter, in the comments or by dropping me a line at tostoredhoney@gmail.com if you have an event you’d like to let me know about.
Have a great week,
Laura