The Hammock Newsletter Returns - Edition 5

It’s been a long time since we last wrote to you - a combination of editors moving, a brief hiatus, and technical troubles, amongst other factors. But grateful as you may be that yet another marketing email hasn’t landed in your inbox, we are back to regular programming from this month, with an edition coming to you every fortnight. 

It’s a strange time to be alive - as the year comes to an end, it’s time to trot out the old cliches - it’s hard to believe that the year is nearly done, so much has happened, everything is accelerating. I can’t remember another year in which we were scrolling through genocide, mental health crises, memes and wedding photos as though it is the most normal thing in the world. And yet, as things go on, and we find ourselves feeling as powerless and unmoored as ever, reading is always a good place to turn to. 

Though it may not particularly change the dire situation on-ground at the moment, we put together a reading list for Palestine that features some of the most pivotal books to emerge from there in the past few decades. We’re also bringing a new project for book recommendations your way in 2024, so stay tuned for that. 

Another recap for pieces you may have missed - ‘Poison’ by Prithvi Pudhiarkar is an incisive and wonderful ode to the wonders of street food and growing up eating it, while Anjali Notandas’ ‘Keeping the Peace’ is a wonderful examination of being diagnosed with autism and family dynamics. 

We’ll be back in a couple of weeks with more pieces for you to read. As always, check out our website for more of our latest, and follow us on Instagram or Twitter to stay up to date.