Coffee Break Newsletter

Home
Notes
Interviews
Favourite Reads
Book-Inspired
Essays
What to Read
About Writing
A Life in Drafts
Archive
About

What to Read

What to read January ‘25
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
6
The end-of-the-year round-up
Let's temporarily fight off the 'arrival fallacy', 'hedonic adaptation' and 'future-oriented thinking', and let's take a look at the past.
 • 
Jana
15
What to read September '24
On reading more (and maybe achieving something, too)
 • 
Jana
35
What to read July '24
Round-up and recommendations
 • 
Jana
6
Reading list 2023
List of 10 books I read on my coffee breaks in 2023
 • 
Jana
25
What to read June '24
Round-up and recommendations
 • 
Jana
4
Take a Break: Sip, Read, Relax: Introducing 'The Coffee Break Newsletter'
Plus, personal recommendations: the book I read twice so far this year, Ryan Gosling, and a podcast you need to listen to if you're writing on Substack.
 • 
Jana
4
What to read May ‘24
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
What to read April ‘24
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
What to read March ‘24
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
What to read February ‘24
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
What to read January ‘24
A curated list of books that don't just fill your shelves—the kind of books that sit with you long after you’ve turned the last page
 • 
Jana
© 2025 Coffee Break Newsletter
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture