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by Jonin 🎭️ Culture
Animated
About the Substack
Revealing the stories behind some of the most iconic cartoons.
About Jon
The stories behind cartoons. I research the stories behind some of the most famous cartoons. From the characters, plots and people, you'll find a concise piece all about some fantastic animations.
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Only Murders In The Inbox
A newsletter written by Reda Rountree, all about The Classic Murder Mystery — whodunits, twists and turns, with memorable detectives — in all its forms.
English Republic of Letters
A glimpse of distant horizons via "beautifully crafted essays and observations" covering literature, memoir, and faraway cities from a recovering cultural bureaucrat joining up the dots of an international life.
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Advocating for the Ignorant: The Macmillans' crusade
My biography of Daniel and Alexander Macmillan, Literature for the People, is out now. I mostly write about books, authors and history, late 19th and early 20th century. Think Persephone and Virago?
Motley Stories
I write to encourage people to write their own stories; to show who they are, what they love, and how they live. And to save their stories, photos & mementos safely, thereby leaving a legacy for future generations.