The Believer... puts out a welcome mat for pluralism and wide-eyed curiosity... decidedly youthful, not only in their characteristic generational concerns
the habit of nonchalantly blending pop culture, literary esoterica and academic theory, for instance, or the unnerving ability to appear at once mocking and sincere
but also in the sense of bravado and grievance that ripples through their pages.
New ... Read moreYork Times It's got people talking in the lofty reaches of the book world, and
with its high-low mix of literary and pop-culture commentary and McSweeney's pedigree
it's a magnet for younger readers.
San Francisco Chronicle Focusing on the art, not the business, of writing, Believer is smart, jaded and a bit self-indulgent, just like a good literary magazine should be.
Chicago Tribune An impassioned and sometimes precious magazine that, with its retro typefaces and eccentric illustrations, seemed to revel self-consciously in its identity as printed matter.
Los Angeles Times Without a doubt, this Believer is heaven-sent.
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