Read Harder: Five More Years of Great Writing
Ed Park, Heidi Julavits, Nick Hornby, Susan Straight, Lev Grossman, Sara Gran, Paul Collins, Leslie Jamison, Francisco Goldman, Megan Abbott, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Kent Russell, Molly Young, Anne Julia Wyman, Jeannie Vanasco, Rebecca Taylor, Monte ReelThis volume collects the finest essays from the second half of the Believer's decade-long (and counting) run.
The Believer, the McSweeney's-published four-time nominee for the National Magazine Award, is beloved for tackling everything from pop culture to ancient literature with the same sagacity & wit, & this collection cements that reputation with pieces as wildly diverse as the magazine itself.
Featured articles include Nick Hornby on his first job, Rebecca Taylor on her time acting in no-budget horror movies, Francisco Goldman on the failings of memoir in dealing with personal tragedy, Megan Abbott & Sara Gran on V.C. Andrews & the secret life of girls, & Brian T. Edwards on Western pop culture's influence on Iran.
Read Harder collects some of the finest nonfiction writing published in America today, from the profound to the absurd, the crushing to the uplifting. As the Believer enters its second decade, Read Harder serves as both an essential primer for one of the finest, strangest magazines in the country, & an indispensable stand-alone volume.