Counter Craft
Lincoln Michelfiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books, other things
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 219 | Subscribers | Read | countercraft.substack.com |
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Books as Art Projects
In personal writing news, I was very honored to see Metallic Realms atop The Speculative Shelf’s Top 10 Books of 2025 list. It’s a great list that includes some of my favorites of the year like Ed Park’s The Oral History of Atlantis. If you...
Literary Philosophy and Philosophical Literature
A reminder that my novel Metallic Realms is available at a bookstore near you. Reviews call it “brilliant” (Esquire), “a total blast” (Chicago Tribune), “unrelentingly smart and inventive” (Locus), and “just plain wonderful” (Booklist). May...
Short Little Difficult Books
A reminder that my novel Metallic Realms is available at a bookstore near you. Reviews call it “brilliant” (Esquire), “a total blast” (Chicago Tribune), “unrelentingly smart and inventive” (Locus), and “just plain wonderful” (Booklist). May...
Interview: Fisher the Bookseller Explains How Bookstores Decide Which Books to Sell
I often publish interviews with authors here at Counter Craft but I’ve been meaning to expand the series to talk to other agents, editors, and others in the publishing world. This week I’m excited to publish an interview with who both work...
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Lincoln Michel's previous books are The Body Scout (Orbit) and Upright Beasts (Coffee House Press). His fiction appears in The Paris Review, F&SF, Granta, and The Baffler. He runs the Substack newsletter Counter Craft.
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