Read Harder

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.
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Read Harder

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.
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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781940450186
Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing
Publication date: 09/30/2014
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author


Ed Park is a founding editor of the Believer and the author of the novel Personal Days.

Heidi Julavits co-founded the Believer in 2003. She is the author of four novels, including the PEN-award-winning The Vanishers.

Table of Contents

Introduction Ed Park 7

The Disappearance of Ford Beckman Michael Paul Mason 11

The End of the Story Zach Baron 23

Travels With My Ex Susan Straight 35

Sweatpants in Paradise Molly Young 47

A Glimpse of Unplumbed Depths Annie Julia Wyman 57

The Death of a Civil Servant Lev Grossman 71

Absent Things as if They Are Present Jeannie Vanasco 89

Virginia Mountain Scream Queen Rebecca Taylor 109

Dark Family Sara Gran Megan Abbott 21

Watching Shrek in Tehran Brian T. Edwards 137

If He Hollers Let Him Go Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah 149

Mithradates of Fond Du Lac Kent Russell 173

But Never a Lovely So Real Colin Asher 197

How To Scrutinize a Beaver Rachel Poliquin 221

The Unresilient Francisco Goldman 227

How to Explore Like a Real Victorian Adventurer Monte Reel 243

The Immortal Horizon Leslie Jamison 257

The Fickle Needle of Fate Paul Collins 277

My Patron Nick Hornby 283

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