The Hyphen by Emma Gannon ✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. Books, work, wellbeing & creativity. Top literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" — The Times
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The Hyphen's 2025 Wrapped ✨
by Emma Gannon on November 30, 2025a look back on 2025: books, celebrations, travel, friendships.
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Why I chose to publish my next book myself
by Emma Gannon on November 28, 2025my self-published memoir comes out in the new year
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Are constant adverts killing our vibe?
by Emma Gannon on November 25, 2025taking a breath in a world full of interruptions
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#87 A Slow Sunday Scroll ☕️
by Emma Gannon on November 23, 2025london recs • 2026 book events • what I'm reading
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My big juicy London guide
by Emma Gannon on November 18, 2025all the places I love, in one place (books, food, drinks, hangs)
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Why do we write memoir? (with Elizabeth Gilbert)
by Emma Gannon on November 17, 2025On raw vs "cooked" writing — and how to deal when your work goes out into the world.
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A check-in
by Emma Gannon on November 11, 2025november reflection time!
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#86 A Slow Sunday Scroll ☕️
by Emma Gannon on November 9, 2025
a launch event & lots of reading material <3
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Some more New York things: Part 2
by Emma Gannon on October 30, 2025the concrete jungle where dreams are made of. (I am tired now.) 🍎
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First ever book tour in NYC: Part 1
by Emma Gannon on October 24, 2025A diary! Happy to be here 🍎
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Unbranding myself
by Emma Gannon on October 15, 2025when you no longer fit into the old box (and death to the personal brand?)
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October check-in!
by Emma Gannon on October 12, 2025it's my favourite month
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Is this the most beautiful hotel in the UK?
by Emma Gannon on October 6, 2025a few days spent at The Tawny 🦉
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#85 A Slow Sunday Scroll ☕️
by Emma Gannon on October 5, 2025
it's officially autumn 🍁 and a NYC book tour!
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A foodie postcard from Malta
by Emma Gannon on October 4, 2025visiting my husband's family and eating so much amazing food <3
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"People forget that it's still fun to be old."
by Emma Gannon on October 2, 2025The iconic 88-year-old author Sophy Burnham on her new book, the happiness of aging, discovering being a psychic, and being besties with Julia Cameron.
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September postcard 🍂☕️
by Emma Gannon on September 25, 2025aka some things <3
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#84 A Slow Sunday Scroll ☕️
by Emma Gannon on September 21, 2025
book recs, a new shop & 'A Year of Nothing' is back!
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Some exciting news!
by Emma Gannon on September 18, 2025It's been unavailable to buy for over a year. Now, A Year of Nothing is back with a brand new vibe.
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Do writers have to be 'relatable'?
by Emma Gannon on September 10, 2025In 2018, I remember being in a marketing meeting about the second book I was about to release.
