Laura McKowen has 59,555 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #34 on Substack's Literature Bestsellers board. 60 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 59,555
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 39K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 60
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #34
- Literature
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 | 59,555 | 39K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | #34 | #33 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
60 publications recommend Laura McKowen; 6 started in the last 30 days. Laura McKowen recommends 11, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-11 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 11 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
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- See Jen Quitstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- My Secret Innuendo®started Oct 11, 2026new
- XO Jewelsstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Creative Processingstarted Sep 19, 2026
- The Resilient Lifestarted Sep 4, 2026
- B.Y - The Things We Don't Saystarted Aug 15, 2026
- Dr.Alireza khiabanistarted Aug 13, 2026
- Jason Ward | Mentally Speakingstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Into Becomingstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Margaux's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
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All 60
- Endearingly Distractedstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Off Book with Dana P. Rowestarted Jul 5, 2026
- Elise Forrerstarted Jun 26, 2026
- P.S. Draft in Progressstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Deb's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- Jason's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Martha's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Ama's Substackstarted May 3, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Kila's Substackstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Beating Barcastarted Mar 29, 2026
- Resilient Mom Strength | Kathystarted Mar 16, 2026
- Kristina's Substackstarted Mar 10, 2026
- She Was Fire, I Was the Seastarted Feb 25, 2026
- Evoke EQstarted Feb 24, 2026
- Samantha's Substack Poemsstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Kerry's Substackstarted Feb 12, 2026
- Sacred Resistance started Feb 6, 2026
- SJ's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Carrie's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Leading from Withinstarted Jan 23, 2026
- Jean's Substackstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Sarah's Substackstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Rebecca's Substackstarted Jan 19, 2026
- JoAnne's Substackstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Ridge Vale's The Space Between Usstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Project Fifty - 50 Dance Combos, 50 Weeks, 50 Years of Lifestarted Jan 14, 2026
- Innerspace por Daniel Masonstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Mati's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- The Sober Hostessstarted Dec 30, 2025
- Diphetogo's Substackstarted Dec 29, 2025
- Renee's Substackstarted Dec 22, 2025
- Melissa's Substackstarted Nov 30, 2025
- Barbara's Substackstarted Nov 17, 2025
- Leigh's Substackstarted Nov 11, 2025
- Life, System, Storystarted Nov 7, 2025
Recommends
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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.
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