Lincoln Michel (born 1982) is an American

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writer, novelist, and editor. He is the author of ''Upright Beasts'' (

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2015) and ''The Body Scout'' (

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2021).

Career

Lincoln Michel was the co-founder and co-editor of '' Gigantic''. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Editor-in-Chief of ''

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''. He is known for his "genre-bending" stories. His short stories have been published in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Believer''. He won a 2015

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. His debut novel ''The Body Scout'' 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.” ''Boing Boing'' described it as "a modern cyberpunk classic." He has taught at the

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and

Sarah Lawrence College Sarah Lawrence College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Supervision system, Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sara ...

Bibliography

Books

* ''Upright Beasts'' (

, 2015) * ''The Body Scout'' (

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, 2021)

Anthologies edited

* ''Gigantic Worlds'' (Gigantic Books, 2015) * ''Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder'' (Catapult, 2018) * ''Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror'' (Catapult, 2020)

References

External links

Lincoln Michel's author website

Coffee House Press page for Lincoln Michel
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