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James Davis Nicoll
@jamesdnicollTracked since May 2026
creating Book reviews.
Observed Aug 23, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
Paid members
86
0% · over 30 days
Total audience
133
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$1.1K
Starting price
$5/mo
7 membership tiers
Where the 82 observed tier members sit
Membership tiers$057.3%$515.9%
Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 23, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.
$0/moFree4757.3% of observed tier members
$5/mo$5 / Month1315.9% of observed tier members
$10/mo$10 / Month44.9% of observed tier members
$15/moTier911% of observed tier members
$20/moTier11.2% of observed tier members
$25/moTier56.1% of observed tier members
$100/moTier33.7% of observed tier members
Growth signals: James Davis Nicoll
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Membership86 paid members · over 30 days
878786
May 202618 weeks trackedNow
James Davis Nicoll86 members · $1.1K/mo
The chart only uses James Davis Nicoll's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Where James Davis Nicoll ranks
Creator comparisonsCompare within
#48 of 9 cohort creators measured
Paid members in Recommended cohort
A focused cohort chosen from content relevance, category, audience, pricing, and cadence. Changing the rank metric does not change who belongs in this cohort.
8 of 9 cohort creators have a measured paid-member count; the other 1 remains unranked for this metric.Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs James Davis Nicoll | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 |  Alexandra ErinWritingContent relevance + business context | 365 | 279 more | Aug 23, 2026 |
| #3 |  Gwern BranwenWritingContent relevance + business context | 276 | 190 more | Aug 29, 2026 |
| #4 |  James Davis NicollProfileUncategorizedPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 86 | Reference | Aug 23, 2026Stale |
| #5 |  Ancillary Review of BooksWritingContent relevance + business context | 67 | 19 fewer | Aug 27, 2026 |
| #6 |  David PerlmutterWritingContent relevance + business context | 6 | 80 fewer | Aug 30, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around James Davis Nicoll; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish133Profile posts1 postLast month0%Members-only
Previews available for 27 of 133 posts
Article Latest postPublicJuly 2026 in ReviewJuly just raced by. I didn't make it into the CSFFA Hall of Fame but a friend did, plus I set a personal record for most (false alarm-related) building evacuations overseen during a show. Plus I read some books.
July 31 0 likes 0 commentsJune 2026 In Review21 works reviewed. 11 by women (52%), 10 by men (48%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 7 by POC (33%).ArticleJune 30Public 0 2May 2026 in Review22 works reviewed. 11 by women (50%), 11 by men (50%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 0 by authors whose gender is unknown (0%), and 9 by POC (41%).ArticleMay 31Public 0 0April 2026 in ReviewApril’s big news – aside from that whole Easter weekend “A Civilization will die!” thing – is that on April 20th, the Aurora Award finalists were announced, and my Young People Read Old SFF was one of the finalists1. Then, on April 21st, the Hugo Award finalists were announced and I am up for Best Fan Writer. Then, on April 22nd, I wasn’t nominated for anything. Clearly, there is room for improvement on my part.ImageApril 30Public 0 0Awards!It's been a productive two days thus far this week. On Monday, the Aurora Award finalists were announced. Among them, my Young People Read Old SFF. Today, the Hugo Award finalists were announced and I am up for a Hugo.ArticleApril 21Public 0 3February 2026 in ReviewIt's almost March 2026, somehow. I hope March 2026 to January 21, 2029 goes by as quickly... although I will be 68 then, which does not seem ideal.ArticleJanuary 21, 2029Public 0 0January 2026 in ReviewAnother year begins! January is the best month for stats, because January has the promise of new beginnings and because it is the month whose stats are easiest to assemble. All I need do is cut and paste month total onto year to date total!ArticleJanuary 31Public 0 0Happy New Year!I am sure 2026 will be even more memorable than 2025!ArticleJanuary 1Public 0 3December 2025 and 2025 as a Whole in ReviewDec 31, 2025 View post Another year finished. Thanks to my editor Karen Lofstrom for transforming my word-salad into standard English. Thanks again to my web person Adrienne L. Travis for giving me a place to post. Thanks to my patrons for giving the means to create said posts. 2025 saw my 3000th review (of Terese Mason Pierre’s 2025 As The Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories) go live. Review 4000 should appear August 17, 2029, and Review 5000 June 17, 2033. I should plan ahead for those. James Nicoll Reviews got an Aurora Award nomination, the site’s first (possibly only), and my fifth. Another pin for the box, or it would be if the AArticleDec 31, 2025Public 0 0Culturally appropriate seasonal wishes or lack thereof, according to your chosen norms!May your solstice experiences harmoniously conform to your preferences!ArticleDec 25, 2025Public 0 2November 2025 in ReviewI read and reviewed a stack of books, survived a trip home through a blizzard, and found not one but two comatose people at transit stops, both of whom were up and moving by the time our paths parted.ImageNov 30, 2025Public 0 0October 2025 in ReviewJames Nicoll Reviews saw its 3000th review on the 17th.ArticleOct 31, 2025Public 0 1
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