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27.1K paid
Weekly Growth
+2.1%
Paid Subscriber Retention
+9.6%
net growth
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vs 166 newsletters in Culture
319K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
0.04%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
1.3
median: 1.0
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| No, literature doesn’t need to be more decadent How about we write good stories instead?Oct 5, 2026 | Public |
| Jack London enters the gender wars What a little-known novel can teach us about sexSep 28, 2026 | Public |
| Ben Lerner is the most millennial novelist All the uncs are anxiousSep 21, 2026 | Public |
| The 10 Greatest Audiobook Narrators of All Time, Ranked Homer.Sep 14, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| E.M. Forster on the Joy of Being AliveOne of my favorite passages of literatureSep 7, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| The Guardian’s Top 100 Novels list has a Hemingway problem Why literary elites keep trying to shrink HemingwayAug 25, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| 111 Novels Worth ReadingA updated list for my most voracious readersAug 22, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| My 15 Favorite Novels With Happy EndingsSometimes you need things to work out all rightAug 17, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
| Why Modern Novels Can't Create Great CharactersDickens could do what modern writers cannotAug 10, 2026 | Subscriber-only |
Publishing Consistency
74/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
319K
median: 1K
Avg Comments
13.0
Avg Likes
116.4
Engagement Rate
0.04%· ~129 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Typical for lists with 319K+ subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Culture
0.04% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
Publishing Frequency
Weekly
Last published Oct 9, 2026
Usually publishes Mon
1.3 posts/week avg
Culture Pricing
$5/mo median
Above average(+40%)
Monetization Readiness
Already monetizing
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319.0K subscribers, 0.04% engagement, and 1 detected sponsor — a strong profile for advertisers.

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