Happy July, bookworms!
It’s the first Monday of the month which means it’s time for our monthly Subscriber Writing Roundup!
But, before we get stuck into links, last week we featured two great pieces here on BTMU:
- ’s heartbreaking essay on the book that helped her through the final few months of her Mum’s life.
- ’s brilliant look at the book that made him — 1982, Janine.
We’re also recommending three excellent substacks this week:
- ’s — Complementary materials to existence. Literature, art(s), new frontiers, obscure mindscapes.
- ’s — Read, cook, eat, repeat.
- ’s — Feel something.
Now onto the subscriber writing. What follows are 18 links to great pieces of writing from BTMU subscribers. We travel all over the world in this edition, from first impressions of Marrakesh, to hitchhiking though Mexico, to eating in Peru, there’s something for everyone.
Dive in!
In this mini essay,
— with his tongue firmly wedged in his cheek — explores the factors that make Sherlock Holmes stories so enjoyable.In his post "In Search Of Moral Justification For My Wealth,"
explores whether trying to be a "good" wealthy person adds, insidiously, to the problem of economic inequality.In a personal essay,
discusses how David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive,' his favorite movie of all time, was a formative text that changed his life and made him take film seriously as an art form:Many have wondered why there are elephants in Africa and India but none in America;
’s post covers that answer and more in his review of the book Wild New World.Could it be that people care a lot about immigration but little about radical solutions?
Could you help him with the answer?
Could
, who has a lot of chutzpa touting a Biden replacement no one has thought of she is sure would win in a landslide, be on to something?Ever wondered what if Superman said, "Let the others help"?
prompts us to reflect on how we choose to take or dodge responsibility, and why we choose to blame others but put ourselves above guilt.Before it was Pride Month,
wrote about one of her favorite WWII novels of 2023 that included an LGBTQ romance:That’s all folks!
I love that the Writing Roundup at the BTMU is becoming a monthly ritual for me. Thanks again for featuring my post! To another month of great reading and writing, cheers!
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