Hilary Layne has 9,596 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #43 on Substack's Literature Rising board. 51 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 9,596
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +7 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #43, 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 | 9,596 | 8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Rising | #43 | #43 | 2 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Rising | 76 | 43 | ▲33 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Hilary Layne; 5 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 7 |
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All 51
- Sriram's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Tanya's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
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- Dayna's Substackstarted Dec 27, 2025
- Marie's Substackstarted Dec 18, 2025
- Robert's Substackstarted Nov 22, 2025
- Keepers of the Lightstarted Nov 18, 2025
Recommends
Hilary Layne 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 Literature writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (33 writers in that group), but not Hilary Layne.
- recommends 3 of themNancy Sobanik
- recommends 2 of them
Garth Greenwell@garthgreenwell - recommends 2 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themQueen of Oversharing
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