Lincoln Michel Explained
Lincoln Michel (born 1982) is an American short story writer, novelist, and editor. He is the author of Upright Beasts (Coffee House Press 2015) and The Body Scout (Orbit 2021).
Career
Lincoln Michel was the co-founder and co-editor of Gigantic. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Editor-in-Chief of Electric Literature.[1] [2] He is known for his "genre-bending" stories.[3] His short stories have been published in Noon, The Paris Review, Granta, Tin House, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and The Believer. He won a 2015 Pushcart Prize.
His debut novel The Body Scout[4] was published in 2021 and received critical acclaim. The New York Times called the novel “timeless and original" and "a wild ride, sad and funny, surreal and intelligent.”[5] Boing Boing described it as "a modern cyberpunk classic."[6] He has taught at the Columbia University School of the Arts and Sarah Lawrence College.[7] [8]
Bibliography
Books
Anthologies edited
- Gigantic Worlds (Gigantic Books, 2015)
- Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder (Catapult, 2018)[10]
- Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror (Catapult, 2020)[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Electric Literature. Electric Literature. en. 2015-10-31.
- News: Charles. Ron. 2014-05-27. Electric Literature recharges. en. The Washington Post. 2015-10-31. 0190-8286.
- Web site: Upright Beasts. Oprah.com. en. 2015-10-31.
- Book: The Body Scout. 2020-11-10. 978-0-316-62871-6. en-US . Michel . Lincoln . Orbit .
- News: El-Mohtar. Amal. 2021-09-21. Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-10-16. 0362-4331.
- Web site: Dunn. Thom. 2021-10-06. THE BODY SCOUT is a modern cyberpunk classic about baseball and big Pharma. 2021-10-16. Boing Boing. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-11-05. Lincoln Michel. 2021-10-16. Hachette Book Group. en-US.
- Web site: Lincoln Michel. 2021-10-16. www.sarahlawrence.edu. en.
- Book: Hachette catalog. Hachette Book Group. 10 November 2020 . 9780316628716 . Michel . Lincoln . Orbit .
- Web site: Catapult book page. Catapult.
- Web site: Catapult book page. Catapult.