This collection comprises some of the summeriest pieces—essays, interviews, poems, lists, reviews, and charts—from the last twelve years of the Believer magazine. Some of them deal with summer staples, like amusement parks and beach houses and road trips and frosty sodas, while others are, we think, just fun. We hope you enjoy the collection, and we hope you’re wearing sunscreen.
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The Believer is a bimonthly arts and culture magazine published by McSweeney’s in San Francisco. A five-time National Magazine Award finalist, it publishes journalism and essays that are frequently very long, book reviews that are not necessarily timely, and interview that are intimate, frank, and also very long. Some theme issues come with bonus items, like original art or cassette-tape compilations. You can subscribe at believermag.com or by calling our offices at (415) 642-5609.
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The Believer is published by McSweeney’s, which is transitioning to become a nonprofit. Please visit mcsweeneys.net/donate to learn more.
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The selections in this book appeared in the Believer magazine between December 2003 and June 2014, as well as on our blog, the Logger. •