An Unexpected Homecoming

After a miraculous rescue, the crew of the Mignonette heads for England, but their ordeal is only just getting started.

Nov 4 • 

Adam Cohen

2

October 2025

Introducing a New Weekly Serialization of Captain's Dinner

Our first installment features a shipwreck, a desperate situation at sea, and a murder most foul.

Oct 28 • 

Adam Cohen

 and 

Authors Equity

2

A Sailor's Life For Me

A maritime historian takes us inside the Age of Sail, a period of rapid advancement (and ubiquitous danger) that changed the world as we know it.

Oct 24 • 

Adrienne Westenfeld

4

3

On the Trail of the Cannibals

I Slept in a Prison Cell to Research a Murder

Oct 21 • 

Adam Cohen

1

Academic Discussion Guides for Captain's Dinner

This discussion guide contains questions and class activity suggestions for multiple courses including legal studies, history, maritime history…

Oct 6 • 

Authors Equity

Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Cannibalism

Author and zoologist Bill Schutt answers our burning questions about cannibalism, from what human flesh tastes like to why people once consumed powdered…

Oct 2 • 

Adrienne Westenfeld

September 2025

Why I Wrote a Book About Cannibalism

Adam Cohen on the law school Halloween party that sparked Captain's Dinner

Sep 29 • 

Adam Cohen

2

1

Celebrate World Maritime Day with a Sneak Peek of Captain's Dinner

Enter to win an early copy!

Sep 25 • 

Authors Equity

August 2025

An Introduction to The Trolley Problem

Would you kill one person if it meant saving five others? We dug into this classic thought experiment and asked some of our favorite Substackers for…

Aug 26 • 

Adrienne Westenfeld

9

July 2025

Welcome to Captain's Dinner

An immersive world around the landmark case that transformed law and ethics forever.

Jul 30 • 

Adrienne Westenfeld

, 

Adam Cohen

, and 

Authors Equity

16

From the Mignonette to Yellowjackets: Why We're Obsessed with Cannibalism

A Yellowjackets writer and cultural critic explores cannibalism from Victorian survival cases to contemporary pop culture.

Jul 30 • 

Adrienne Westenfeld

7