Lincoln Michel
Lincoln Michel | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Genre | Fiction, short story, science fiction, weird fiction |
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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
- Upright Beasts (Coffee House Press, 2015)
- The Body Scout (Orbit Books, 2021)[9]
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]
References
- ^ "Electric Literature". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ Charles, Ron (2014-05-27). "Electric Literature recharges". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ "Upright Beasts". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ^ Michel, Lincoln (2020-11-10). The Body Scout. Orbit. ISBN 978-0-316-62871-6.
- ^ El-Mohtar, Amal (2021-09-21). "Beasts and Baseball: New Science Fiction and Fantasy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ Dunn, Thom (2021-10-06). "THE BODY SCOUT is a modern cyberpunk classic about baseball and big Pharma". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Lincoln Michel". Hachette Book Group. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Lincoln Michel". www.sarahlawrence.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ Michel, Lincoln (10 November 2020). Hachette catalog. Orbit. ISBN 9780316628716.
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- ^ "Catapult book page". Catapult.
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