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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; ...
LAist

Tired Of The Social Media Rat Race, Journalists Move To Writing Substack Newsletters

As a tech journalist for the website The Verge, Casey Newton established himself as something of a Silicon Valley institution. Known for a mix of original reporting and gimlet-eyed analysis, his ...
TechCrunch

Substack now lets writers curate a ‘network’ of recommended publications for their subscribers

Substack is updating its peer-to-peer recommendation system, the company announced today. With this new update, Substack is helping writers aid other writers in expanding their reach and potentially ...
The Verge

Substack now lets you follow writers before subscribing to them

You can follow writers you’re interested in but don’t want to subscribe to. You can follow writers you’re interested in but don’t want to subscribe to. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming ...

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.'" ...