Pub Cheerleaders

An occasional newsletter with updates, art, and musings of John Elizabeth Stintzi (JES).

Essays on books and culture, plus workshops to help you pitch, write, and share your stories.

My soulful thoughts, ideas, and creativity. Food for the soul and the mind.

Trusted by 40K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK recent releases and prize shortlists, and publish in-depth articles by their authors on prose style. Plus the satirical series The Demon Inside David Lynch.

How the things we collect—and can't let go of—express who we are.

My personal Substack

a publication of Juniper House Spiritual Direction

where literature and politics meet.

Let's ask better questions, turn over rocks, write our own stories, deepen self-awareness, and find clarity through mindful storytelling and reflective practices.

One book nerd's take on books, with news and reviews and other literary miscellanea.

An almost real-time account of one novel's creation.