Neither Plot Nor Character, But... Something Else? Ten Novels with Mind-Blowing Structures

Neither Plot Nor Character, But... Something Else? Ten Novels with Mind-Blowing Structures

Lincoln Michel Recommends Alejandro Zambra, Renee Gladman, Percival Everett and More

By Lincoln Michel | May 13, 2025

Lincoln Michel on the Pulpy, Rollicking, Resonant Early Sci-Fi of John Wyndham

Lincoln Michel on the Pulpy, Rollicking, Resonant Early Sci-Fi of John Wyndham

Way Back in 1936, Stowaway to Mars Asked: “Does man rule machine or do machines rule man?”

By Lincoln Michel | July 6, 2022

Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports?

Why is Baseball the Most Literary of Sports?

Lincoln Michel Goes Deep Into the Prose of America’s Pastime

By Lincoln Michel | October 28, 2021

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

In Defense of Labels: On Genre as a Literary Conversation

Lincoln Michel Considers the Expansive Power of Genres

By Lincoln Michel | September 21, 2021

COVER REVEAL: Lincoln Michel’s <em>The Body Scout</em>

COVER REVEAL: Lincoln Michel’s The Body Scout

Plus, Read an Excerpt From This Near-Future Dystopian Neo-Noir

By Lincoln Michel | February 2, 2021

Let's Stop with the Realism Versus Science Fiction and Fantasy Debate

Let's Stop with the Realism Versus Science Fiction and Fantasy Debate

Lincoln Michel Proposes a New Way to Think About Fictional Worlds

By Lincoln Michel | September 17, 2020

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On the Many Different Engines That Power a Short Story

By Lincoln Michel | October 24, 2019

Do Great Writers Really Steal? On Plagiarism and Publishing

By Lincoln Michel | July 19, 2018

Will Iain M. Banks's Bonkers Space Opera Novels Work On Screen?

By Lincoln Michel | February 28, 2018

Good Writers Borrow, Great Writers Remix

Good Writers Borrow, Great Writers Remix

Why It’s Ok to Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle Fiction

By Lincoln Michel | January 12, 2018

Books With Beasts: An Animal-Filled Reading List

Books With Beasts: An Animal-Filled Reading List

Lincoln Michel Explores His Animal Nature

By Lincoln Michel | October 13, 2015

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