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Why did I start this newsletter?

Social media used to be an exciting, joyful online space. Unfortunately, it is no longer that (for me). Instagram hides my posts, Twitter gets very dramatic, and Linkedin seems to be a lot of people in suits wishing me a slightly sinister happy birthday. I missed writing on the Internet. I missed the comment section on blogs. I missed the connection that can come from your own little corner of the Internet.

What have people said about it?

“One of the best 15 literature Substacks” — The Guardian (2025)
“One of the most popular novelists on Substack” — The Bookseller (2024).
“One of Britain’s most prominent Substack bloggers” — The Times (2023).
“One of the 33 best Substack newsletters” — The Guardian (2023)
”One of Substack’s six-figure earners is Emma Gannon, who began her career at Conde Nast.” — Press Gazette, 2023

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Why “The Hyphen”?

A “hyphen”, to me, symbolises that messy bit in the middle. The “in-between” bits of life, the hyphens that knit together all the different sides of ourselves. The bits between being a parent or being a worker or being [insert thing]. So, that’s why I called this newsletter The Hyphen. Anything goes here, but I will mainly be talking about books, wellbeing, creativity, joy, side-hustles and living life on your own terms.

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