Lena Dunham and other writers are using Substack to reach readers directly and sell more books. It’s hard enough to publish a book, but getting people to buy it is an entirely different battle. As new ...

Substack is adding new capabilities to its Twitter-like Notes feature that bring it more in-line with the social network now known as X. The company announced on Tuesday that users can now post videos ...

Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame has pivoted from investing to writing, launching a paywalled Substack called "Cassandra Unchained." Burry says the blog, which has amassed more than 23,000 ...

When technology reporter Alex Heath has a scoop, he sits down at his computer and speaks into a microphone. He’s not talking to a human colleague—Heath went independent on Substack last year—he’s ...