What is Luster not Polish?
This newsletter is my love letter to avid readers. It is meant to be intimate.
Each issue puts the pulse of today’s zeitgeist into literature. I talk about books in the context of conversations about culture, entertainment, productivity. Sometimes I skew book-adjacent, and muse on life.
Every issue also sends you a mood-driven literary playlist. I make book lists that are super specific and complex. They are meticulous but not serious. Light-hearted but not aloof.
Who writes this?
I’m Swati - an avid reader, emotional writer, and the face behind @booksnailmail on Instagram.
While you’re at it, check out my curated book lists in Bookshop <3
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Swati‘s work can be found in McSweeney's, Catapult, Denver Quarterly and more. She edits at Moot Point Magazine and lives in Oakland, CA.