Sam Beckbessinger

Sam Beckbessinger

Cambridge, UK
Sam is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup. She writes weird horror stories and helps people learn to adult better (she's still figuring it out herself).
Apr
28

A Girls of Little Hope freebie for you!

Some Girls of Little Hope freebies for you, and other things that made my week.
3 min read
Apr
14
A tabby cat half-covering his face

Rigged games

Highlights of the London Game Festival, graphs to help you understand Succession, and other things that made my week.
6 min read
Apr
04
Sam sitting next to Paddington Bear

Springtime

On finally deciding I was ready to buy a flat, and some great art, books and games which have been occupying me recently.
7 min read
Dec
23
Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

A personal history of my love/loathing of horror movies
14 min read
Dec
09
Hand-drawn scribble saying "Grrrl Power" and other doodles

Love is for Losers

Five things that made my week, from queer teen fiction to ChatGPT.
4 min read
Nov
29
What do sponges think about?

What do sponges think about?

A book about animal consciousness, postcard admin, and my favourite reads about the fall of SBF
5 min read
Nov
29
Okay but for real, how great is Glass Onion?

Okay but for real, how great is Glass Onion?

This is a brief spoiler-filled discussion of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Don't read this until you've watched the movie!
2 min read
Oct
28
Spooky season

Spooky season

Some great new horror movies to watch this October
4 min read
Oct
28
A Nick Cave Crash Course

A Nick Cave Crash Course

Nick Cave is one of my favourite, favourite musicians: a dark crooner, a twisted lyricist, a rogue magic-man. But the
3 min read
Sep
23
Woman on a bicycle with a dog by Careshia Esperanza

The Autumn of Longevity

Since AI art dominated the last newsletter, I thought it would be fun to showcase some art from YOU ACTUAL
4 min read