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The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War
The following is excerpted from “Internacionalista,” an essay by Deb Olin Unferth in Issue 77 of The Believer.
George and I had gotten nowhere with joining any revolution. It was August. We’d been fired from one job and hadn’...
An Interview with Marjane Satrapi
In memory of Marjane Satrapi, we’re sharing this excerpt from Joshuah Bearman’s 2006 interview with her for Issue 36 of The Believer. Illustration by Charles Burns.
Toward the end of Persepolis II, the second installment of M...
Cecily Parks's "September" Wins a Pushcart Prize
Congratulations to Cecily Parks, whose poem “September” from Issue 150 of The Believer has won a Pushcart Prize. We’re delighted to share the poem below in full.
I was conversing
with the blossomless canes
in the hot fall a...
Everything Under the Sun
The following is excerpted from Sophie Haigney’s review of Trevor Paglen’s From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly,’ which appeared in Issue 137 of The Believer. The installation was exhibited at the Barbican Centre in London in 2019–2020. Illustra...
An Interview with David Sedaris
The following is excerpted from Eric Spitznagel’s interview with David Sedaris in Issue 28 of The Believer. Illustration by Charles Burns.
David Sedaris knows more than any author should about his readers. He knows, for inst...
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Punk whisperer.
Writer, artist, musician. Author of The Book of Formation. www.rosssimonini.com
Lauren LeBlanc is a book critic, writer, and editor who lives in Chapel Hill, N.C. A native New Orleanian, she lived in New York City for over 16 years where she worked in book and magazine publishing.
I'm the author of ten books, including Leave Society, Trip, and Taipei. I live in Hawaii.
Author “Against White Feminism” 2021 W.W Norton (US) Hamish Hamilton (UK) Pushcart winner for Prose 2024 Columnist @thebafflermag @Dawn.com @cnn https//rafia.substack.com
Working on a book about collecting
Eric Spitznagel is the author of "Old Records Never Die: One Man's Quest for His Vinyl and His Past," among other books.
Author of The Atmospherians and People Collide, a New York Times Critics' Pick and named a best book of 2023 by Vulture, Vogue, and NPR. Satellite coming 2027.
Writer of books and screenplays since the twentieth century.
I’m a writer and editor of magazine journalism.
Author of PERSONAL DAYS, SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS, AN ORAL HISTORY OF ATLANTIS, & THREE TENSES
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