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To honor Europe’s vacation season, we’ve curated The Fix’s past recommendations of stuff you can catch up on – books, podcasts, courses, and even cities.

Let’s start with books. Ranging from most complex to most vacation-friendly, we have three lists for you – Anton Protsiuk’s pick of five books for media managers, David Tvrdon’s summer reading tips on tech & design, and Anastasiia Shevchenko’s take on five best books you can listen to.

There’re only so many books you can handle this summer (probably not many), so let’s take a look at top podcasts and newsletters about media. We have great advice for both – lists of 14 podcasts and 10 newsletters.

If you have more time, you might want to give a try to some free online courses for journalists. Last year Hleb Liapeika gathered a list of five courses on technical skills – Google Earth, geolocation, data journalism and more.

And, if you’re choosing a destination for your next vacation but don’t want to stray too far from the media world, check The Fix’s list of ten best European cities for media startups – from Bergen to Riga.

Seven stories from The Fix on books, podcasts and more to catch up on

The Fix’s Library: Five Books for Media Managers (by Anton Protsiuk, October 2021)
Five tech and design books that will make media managers smarter. Or at least be a good read (by David Tvrdon, August 2022)
Five books for media managers you can listen to (by Anastasiia Shevchenko, September 2022)
Best media podcasts to listen to in 2023 (by The Fix Team, March 2023)
Best media newsletters to follow (by The Fix Team, January 2023)
From Google Earth to data journalism: 5 free courses for technical skills journalists could use (by Hleb Liapeika, October 2022)
Ten best European cities for media startups (by The Fix Team, August 2022)

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