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Read harder : [five more years of great writing from Believer] / edited by Ed Park and Heidi Julavits.

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Believer Books, [2014]

American essays -- 21st century.

United States -- Intellectual life -- 21st century.

9781940450186 (pbk.)

1940450187 (pbk.)

294 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"These pieces appeared between 2009 and 2013 in the Believer magazine."--T.p. verso.

Introduction / by Ed Park -- The disappearance of Ford Beckman / by Michael Paul Mason -- The end of the story / by Zach Baron -- Travels with my ex / by Susan Straight -- Sweatpants in Paradise / by Molly Young -- A glimpse of unplumbed depths / by Annie Julia Wyman -- The death of a civil servant / by Lev Grossman -- Absent things as if they are present / by Jeannie Vanasco -- Virginia Mountain scream queen / by Rebecca Taylor -- Dark family / by Sara Gran and Megan Abbott -- Watching 'Shrek' in Tehran / by Brian T. Edwards -- If he hollers let him go / by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah -- Mithradates of Fond du Lac / by Kent Russell -- But never a lovely so real / by Colin Asher -- How to scrutinize a beaver / by Rachel Poliquin -- The unresilient / by Francisco Goldman -- How to explore like a real Victorian adventurer / by Monte Reel -- The immortal horizon / by Leslie Jamison -- The fickle need of fate / by Paul Collins -- My patron / by Nick Hornby.

"This 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 and wit, and 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 and Sara Gran on V.C. Andrews and the secret life of girls, and 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, and an indispensable stand-alone volume."--From publisher.

Park, Ed, 1970-

Julavits, Heidi.

McSweeney's (Firm)

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