Caleb Caudell

fiction and nonfiction: essays, short stories, novel

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

My new novel is available now. For fans of Faulkner, Proust, Antonio Lobo Antunes, Gass, etc

https://t.co/JP1fWtQZGP

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

Thanks, John, for this goodreads review of The Quarrymen

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

Thanks, John, for this goodreads review of The Quarrymen

[Scott Laudati @ScottLaudati]

All the soldiers on one list! w/@SmashedEars @LitMiddle @bradkelly and the rest of the gang. Check us out 🍕🤟

[John F. Duffy - Picket Fire Press @SmashedEars]

Just finished this one. Incredibly ambitious. An absolute must read for those of a literary mind. Well done @LitMiddle (Caleb Caudell).

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

@SmashedEars Thanks, John

[John @saracen_heath]

If intrigued by the flowering of independent literature in 2026, and somehow don’t know Caudell’s work, you MUST seize a copy of this, it’s truly phenomenal, grabs you from the first, and shows that good stories can still be told in new ways, even in our degraded age.

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

@saracen_heath Damn, thanks John. Means a lot coming from someone putting in quality work himself

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

We’ve got some high quality literary freaks here in hoosierland

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

@gildner So true

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

We’ve got some high quality literary freaks here in hoosierland

[John F. Duffy - Picket Fire Press @SmashedEars]

Got a cup of coffee today with @LitMiddle and we swapped books. Jumped right into his and man, it’s really good. Starting to think Indiana is the hot place for lit right now. We got @filet_o_calvin up north, Brian Allen Carr in the middle. Calvin in the south. Hoosiers have it.

[John @saracen_heath]

I never review books so I understand why people tend not to, but it is one of those things, which, in addition to word of mouth, really does convert and aid in discovery online. This is the arena of indie literature. This is the struggle of indie literature. Our struggle. Nails.

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

@TrentBWrites It might sell a few more, but not so much it’ll change your game.

That’s cool to hear about the book, man. I will say it isn’t been entirely positive, though I’ve been pleasantly surprised: people tend to be comfortable criticizing anything as it gets more popular

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

Too much hype and attention all at once is evil, it totally distorts the reception of a work. I think authors often feel envious of those who seem to receive more recognition/praise, but it’s really not a good thing, it generates chains of backlash and drive by commentary

[One Insufferable Goddamn Bastard @TLiterarian]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The claim about the James was that his novel is the greatest of the 21st century. Backlash to saying something this idiotic is predictable.

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

Another review for The Quarrymen

https://t.co/K22NmvwVTl

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

a partial defense and counterattack on behalf of autofiction, along with some ugly exposure

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

https://t.co/rV4tQElzYO

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

a partial defense and counterattack on behalf of autofiction, along with some ugly exposure

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

@AuthorMGH That’s great to hear, thank you

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

I have some copies of my newest novel, The Quarrymen. Equal parts narrative and essay, heavily influenced by Faulkner, Proust, Antunes, and Musil. If interested in a signed copy for $20, let me know

[Caleb Caudell @LitMiddle]

I have some copies of my newest novel, The Quarrymen. Equal parts narrative and essay, heavily influenced by Faulkner, Proust, Antunes, and Musil. If interested in a signed copy for $20, let me know