Ariel Lawhon has 4,901 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #99 on Substack's Fiction Bestsellers board. 32 publications recommend them.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 4,901
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 32
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #99
- Fiction
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4,901 | 3.7K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction Bestsellers | #99 | #99 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction Bestsellers | 99 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
32 publications recommend Ariel Lawhon. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-04 | 2 |
| 2023-08 | 2 |
| 2023-09 | 2 |
| 2024-01 | 2 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
Recommended by
- Historical Fiction Vibesstarted Sep 20, 2026
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- The Mess + The Magicstarted Jul 30, 2026
- Sweet & Snarkystarted May 31, 2026
- Janestarted May 6, 2026
- Friends & Fiction Endless Storiesstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Carl's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Matt Townend Fantasy Writerstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Gabriella Saabstarted Dec 6, 2025
- Celebrating Beauty in the Everydaystarted Nov 14, 2025
- TheVTurnsstarted Aug 2025
- Julie’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Lauren’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Robin’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Adulting is Hard, Let's Shuffle Some Cardsstarted Apr 2025
- Sally’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- DOOM FICTIONstarted Mar 2025
- Dorothy’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Jerilyn’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Cyndi’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- I Will Tell You Thisstarted Aug 2024
- Wendy’s Substackstarted May 2024
- The (Mostly) Unplanned Life-Kerry Madden-Lunsfordstarted Feb 2024
All 32
- Patti Callahan Henry started Jan 2024
- paige’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Modern Marmeestarted Sep 2023
- While the Ink Driesstarted Sep 2023
- Bijoux, From Author Natasha Lesterstarted Aug 2023
- Kathryn’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
- Flourishstarted Apr 2023
- The Creative Edgestarted Apr 2023
Recommends
Ariel Lawhon doesn't recommend anyone.
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Fiction writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (85 writers in that group), but not Ariel Lawhon.
- recommends 8 of themArden Tomas
- recommends 7 of them
Alex Robertson@alex220 - recommends 7 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 6 of them
The Gay Erotic@thegayerotic - recommends 6 of them
Freckleman64@freckleman64 - recommends 6 of them
Maxwell George@cafelatteau - recommends 6 of themTil Thick & Thorough
- recommends 6 of themsavanny
- recommends 5 of them
Spicypancake@spicypancake - recommends 5 of themPrivate Writings of Men
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