The best newsletters to subscribe to now

Fashion editors and best friends Charlie and Frankie let us hear the inner musings of their lives, via their weekly newsletter The Wingwoman. Each ‘letter’ has a theme, with C & F offering their thoughts on everything from careers, insecurity, dating, dressing, money and sex –  no topic is off-limits. The wingwomen beautifully articulate their insightful ponderings, (from two wonderfully eloquent professional writers, did you expect any less?) in a mini-essay each Sunday. When this newsletter lands in our inbox, we always dive straight in – immediately sitting down with a cuppa to browse. Post-reading, we’re always left feeling as if we’ve just had a good ol’ catch up with our mates and somehow, the girls always seem to discuss a topic that’s on our own minds. Charlie and Frankie have their finger on the pulse of what’s hot RN, and recommend everything from the best recipes, books, TV series, clothes, beauty buys and more. Think of them as your virtual BFFs, who are always in the know when it comes to the current zeitgeist.

Music fans will love this personal exchange direct from Nick Cave to you. Every time The Red Hand Files pops up in our inbox we’re filled with genuine joy. The premise is, you can email Nick and ask him anything. As he explains, “There will be no moderator, this will be between you and me.” The beautiful, unique correspondence is a fan’s dream – allowing you to have a one-to-one chat with a musical legend but above all, an authentically kind and earnest human being. The questions Nick has been asked range from the funny to the deeply personal, and the truly compassionate way he responds to each has brought us to tears on more than one occasion. Like a peek into another world, we find exploring others inner lives a privilege, oddly soothing and always thought-provoking. To think they say the art of the letter-writing has died in our modern age – we respectfully disagree.

If you’re a creative spirit, Jocelyn’s newsletter is the one for you. Twice a month the author and host of podcast Hurry Slowly shares her insights on how to be more creative and the importance of making time for creativity in our daily lives. Jocelyn advocates being productive and resilient, to enable you to spend more time on meaningful projects you enjoy. We thoroughly enjoy her musings, tips, curation of articles she’s reading, apps she loves and links to free resources that could help you create in what she deems the ‘Age of Distraction.’ Too right.

Book lovers listen up – one of our favourite writers and host of chart-topping podcast You’re Booked, Daisy Buchanan will bring delightful glee to your inbox via Further Reading. As Daisy perfectly puts it, ‘This newsletter is a non-stop party for book lovers – although admittedly it’s the sort of party where you can wear a dressing gown, don’t need to leave the house and you don’t have to speak to anyone you don’t know.’ Each week, Daisy penses on all things book-related, in a myriad of forms. Whatever the topic, it’s delivered in her brilliantly unique, relatable and witty style. The newsletter also boasts book reviews and competitions, you can join in with a monthly book club and even talk to Daisy in the ‘Creative Career Clinic’ where the author offers her support and suggestions learnt from ten years in the ‘biz. Further reading is a true tonic in newsletter form.

London based photographer Sophie Davidson has utilised her visual storytelling skills to beautifully capture women in a candid, personal way. In this fortnightly series, Sophie chats to a variety of women about the role food plays in their everyday lives. There’s a particular focus on food that makes the interviewee happy – which serves as a welcome celebration of women’s relationship with food. Each week we are treated to recipes, tips and advice from a diverse group of women, shared in a relatable and unpretentious style. The newsletter makes us, (who possess only the most basic of culinary skills) feel we could recreate the beautiful meals shared. Better yet, the newsletter doesn’t begin and end with the food on the plate – we get a glimpse into these women’s kitchens and lives, sharing stories as they cook. Food is a powerful medium and combined within it are tales of heritage, family, friendship and more. Women Cook For Me always cheers up our overflowing inbox.

Sonder and Tell founders Emily and Kate previously communicated, like many friends, through tagged Instagram posts and late-night Whatsapps, sharing links to just-found articles, new podcasts and books. The pair worked in magazine publishing together for five years before creating content agency Sonder & Tell. Rather than keep their favourite discoveries to themselves, they decided to share them within newsletter The Word. Here, the women chat to seasoned media experts to ask, what do writers actually read? What podcasts do radio hosts make time for? Which magazines do editors subscribe to? Signing up ensures you will no longer have to scour the internet to discover the coolest, about-to-go-viral articles, you’ll hear about the topics that everyone will soon be talking about, first. Writing advice is also shared, as are book reviews and there’s even a weekly writing prompt to get your creative juices flowing.

We looked forward to reading Hayley Nahman’s words daily when she was Features Editor of New York-based lifestyle site Man Repeller. Now she’s announced her freelance venture, her just-launched newsletter was an instant sign-up for us, no questions asked. In Maybe Baby, hear Hayley wax lyrical about her self-confessed ‘complicated feelings.’ Including everything from diary-like entries and cultural observations to interviews and conversations, this brand new addition to our inboxes is already a thrill to read. We’re excited to join Hayley on this journey and absorb her skilful writing throughout.