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The Quiet Life with Susan Cain

About the Substack

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.


Free Subscription Benefits

  • Periodic Kindred Letter newsletters

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Read all my Kindred newsletters (where I curate art & ideas & basically write 2 books a year). Join the comments, too!
  • Join our candlelit monthly gatherings: with author interviews, reflective prompts, and magical, introvert-friendly chemistry.
  • Most of all, support our shared online oasis of quiet, depth, and beauty.

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  • $99 a year
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About Susan Cain

#1 bestselling author of QUIET & BITTERSWEET, unlikely award-winning speaker. Seeker of sunny cafe windows, sender of Kindred Letters. Join us at Quiet Life, for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight. You wonโ€™t be forced to do anything groupy.

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