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Substack Is Where Writers Go to Be Weird

What is an author without an editor? Look to Substack for your answer. You’ll find the novelist Garth Greenwell reflecting on a single paragraph from James Baldwin’s Another Country for 3,500 words; ...
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One of Substack’s founders is writing on Beehiiv

Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie is “launching a column of ‘unbridled thoughts and insights on the media industry.’ Which is almost a great idea, only it’s for Lachlan Cartwright’s Breaker — a ...

A $250,000 Substack offer wasn't enough to lure a Pulitzer-winning art critic from his staff writing job. He said he can't stand the idea of constantly 'barking' for subscribers.

New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz declined a $250,000 Substack newsletter deal, saying, "It is not my real work to write for 'subscribers.'" ...