The Believerrsquo;s mission is to introduce readers to the best and most interesting work in the world of art; culture; and thought—whether that means literature; painting; wrestling; philosophy; or cooking. Its content (including essays; interviews; comics; poetry; and reviews) offers fresh perspectives from editors Heidi Julavits; Vendela Vida; and Karolina Waclawiak. Each issue includes the popular columns “Stuff Irsquo;ve Been Reading;rdquo; by Nick Hornby; and “What the Swedes Readrdquo; (a look at Nobel Prize-winners); by Daniel Handler.The Summer Issue features new work by Nell Zink; Aacute;lvaro Enrigue; and Gary Greenberg; interviews with Robert Coover; Amber Tamblyn; and the New York Public Libraryrsquo;s Paul Holdengrauml;ber; and new poetry by Rae Armantrout. Also in these pages; and among many other delights; yoursquo;ll find a special section on the theme of wildlife; essays on the man after whom Jim Jones patterned himself and what itrsquo;s like to be named after a sibling who died before you were born; examinations of the work of the artists Ray Johnson and Jimmy Robert; and the editorsrsquo; short lists for the eleventh annual Believer Book Award and the fifth annual Believer Poetry Award.
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