The Believer
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A quarterly literature, arts, and culture magazine.
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Our upcoming Sports Issue comes with a custom, professional-grade swim cap. This stylish accessory is for subscribers only, so don't miss out—pick up a subscription today.
December 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our upcoming Sports Issue comes with a custom, professional-grade swim cap. This stylish accessory is for subscribers only, so don't miss out—pick up a subscription today.
Thanksgiving has passed, but here’s one more thing to appreciate: 33% off all McSweeney’s subscriptions. Grab yours before the deal ends tonight!
November 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanksgiving has passed, but here’s one more thing to appreciate: 33% off all McSweeney’s subscriptions. Grab yours before the deal ends tonight!
To the tryptophan-weary souls in need of a post-Thanksgiving pick-me-up: subscriptions to The Believer are 33% off (applied at checkout). New subscribers will start with our first-ever Sports Issue, which comes with a custom Believer-branded swim cap.
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
To the tryptophan-weary souls in need of a post-Thanksgiving pick-me-up: subscriptions to The Believer are 33% off (applied at checkout). New subscribers will start with our first-ever Sports Issue, which comes with a custom Believer-branded swim cap.
Happy Black Friday! Today only, take advantage of 33% off all subscriptions to The Believer—that’s a full year of essays, interviews, poems, and more for just $40.20. Discount applied at checkout.
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy Black Friday! Today only, take advantage of 33% off all subscriptions to The Believer—that’s a full year of essays, interviews, poems, and more for just $40.20. Discount applied at checkout.
Tomorrow night, catch Kevin Moffett at this SF event discussing his National Book Award–nominated novel Only Son.
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tomorrow night, catch Kevin Moffett at this SF event discussing his National Book Award–nominated novel Only Son.
This Thursday in SF, catch Only Son author Kevin Moffett in conversation with Believer Editor Daniel Gumbiner.
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This Thursday in SF, catch Only Son author Kevin Moffett in conversation with Believer Editor Daniel Gumbiner.
Got a question you’d like a clear, candid take on? Carrie Brownstein is providing answers to readers’ everyday dilemmas in her regular advice column. Write to her at [email protected].
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Got a question you’d like a clear, candid take on? Carrie Brownstein is providing answers to readers’ everyday dilemmas in her regular advice column. Write to her at [email protected].
Bay Area friends: Don't miss Believer editor Daniel Gumbiner in conversation with Only Son author Kevin Moffett later this month! The event is free and hosted by the International Library of Young Authors.
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Bay Area friends: Don't miss Believer editor Daniel Gumbiner in conversation with Only Son author Kevin Moffett later this month! The event is free and hosted by the International Library of Young Authors.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Our first-ever Sports Issue is coming soon! Featuring
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November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Our first-ever Sports Issue is coming soon! Featuring
@minakimes.bsky.social, Kiese Laymon, Jenny Odell, @lauravandenberg.bsky.social, a custom Believer-branded swim cap, and much more.
Subscribe now and get 15% off: store.mcsweeneys.net/products/the...
@minakimes.bsky.social, Kiese Laymon, Jenny Odell, @lauravandenberg.bsky.social, a custom Believer-branded swim cap, and much more.
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Two days until this exciting event with Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Get your tickets here: www.cityboxoffice.com/ordertickets...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Two days until this exciting event with Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Get your tickets here: www.cityboxoffice.com/ordertickets...
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Don’t miss two of our favorite writers, @DanielHandler and Andrew Sean Greer, in conversation at Sydney Goldstein Theater on October 8. Learn more about the event, presented by @cityartssf: www.cityarts.net/event/daniel...
September 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Don’t miss two of our favorite writers, @DanielHandler and Andrew Sean Greer, in conversation at Sydney Goldstein Theater on October 8. Learn more about the event, presented by @cityartssf: www.cityarts.net/event/daniel...
We’ve teamed up with @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social to celebrate the very best in West Coast literary journalism. Now through 9/29 get four issues of The Believer, four issues of LARB Quarterly, and unlimited digital access to both, for just $90.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’ve teamed up with @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social to celebrate the very best in West Coast literary journalism. Now through 9/29 get four issues of The Believer, four issues of LARB Quarterly, and unlimited digital access to both, for just $90.
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Our fall issue is coming! We have essays by @heatherchristle.bsky.social, Oliver Egger, and Ash Sanders; interviews with Laura van den Berg, @blondieband.bsky.social, and Richard Ayoade, conducted by @rokwon.bsky.social, Emma Ingrisani, and Wallace Shawn; poetry, reviews, and more.
August 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Our fall issue is coming! We have essays by @heatherchristle.bsky.social, Oliver Egger, and Ash Sanders; interviews with Laura van den Berg, @blondieband.bsky.social, and Richard Ayoade, conducted by @rokwon.bsky.social, Emma Ingrisani, and Wallace Shawn; poetry, reviews, and more.
Two more days to apply for our fall internship! More details on the McSweeney's website.
August 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two more days to apply for our fall internship! More details on the McSweeney's website.
Get a look inside our editorial process as an intern this fall. Now accepting applications!
August 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Get a look inside our editorial process as an intern this fall. Now accepting applications!
In the upcoming issue, advice columnist Carrie Brownstein tackles readers’ dilemmas, from nice gestures that verge on red flags to third-wheeling dogs. Write to her with your most persistent and vexatious problems at [email protected].
August 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In the upcoming issue, advice columnist Carrie Brownstein tackles readers’ dilemmas, from nice gestures that verge on red flags to third-wheeling dogs. Write to her with your most persistent and vexatious problems at [email protected].
Applications are open for our fall internship. Apply now!
August 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Applications are open for our fall internship. Apply now!
If your problems are irreducible to search terms, prompts, or self-help cliches, our advice columnist Carrie Brownstein is standing by to help. Send your confounding questions and rueful gripes to [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If your problems are irreducible to search terms, prompts, or self-help cliches, our advice columnist Carrie Brownstein is standing by to help. Send your confounding questions and rueful gripes to [email protected]
To celebrate our 150th issue, print subscribers will receive a wall poster of select portraits by Believer illustrator Kristian Hammerstad, pictured here:
June 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
To celebrate our 150th issue, print subscribers will receive a wall poster of select portraits by Believer illustrator Kristian Hammerstad, pictured here:
With Issue 150, print subscribers will receive this special edition wall poster featuring a collage of our signature artist portraits.
7pm PST is the deadline to take advantage of our flash sale—grab a yearly subscription for 40% off at the @mcsweeneys.net store!
7pm PST is the deadline to take advantage of our flash sale—grab a yearly subscription for 40% off at the @mcsweeneys.net store!
June 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
With Issue 150, print subscribers will receive this special edition wall poster featuring a collage of our signature artist portraits.
7pm PST is the deadline to take advantage of our flash sale—grab a yearly subscription for 40% off at the @mcsweeneys.net store!
7pm PST is the deadline to take advantage of our flash sale—grab a yearly subscription for 40% off at the @mcsweeneys.net store!
Issue 150 is out today! To celebrate, we’re kicking off a 12-hour flash sale, starting now. Subscribe before 7pm PST and get an annual subscription for 40% off—that’s four issues for just $35.
June 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Issue 150 is out today! To celebrate, we’re kicking off a 12-hour flash sale, starting now. Subscribe before 7pm PST and get an annual subscription for 40% off—that’s four issues for just $35.
Our summer issue is around the corner, featuring essays by Shruti Swamy, @paulcollins.bsky.social, and Rafia Zakaria; interviews with @lylelovett.bsky.social, Sheila Heti, and Charles Johnson; columns by Nora Lange and @pitchaya.bsky.social; plus a whole lot more.
May 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Our summer issue is around the corner, featuring essays by Shruti Swamy, @paulcollins.bsky.social, and Rafia Zakaria; interviews with @lylelovett.bsky.social, Sheila Heti, and Charles Johnson; columns by Nora Lange and @pitchaya.bsky.social; plus a whole lot more.
Just over a week left to get your applications in for our funded summer internship program. If you have an undying passion for literature, arts, and culture and want to learn more about independent publishing, we'd love to hear from you!
April 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Just over a week left to get your applications in for our funded summer internship program. If you have an undying passion for literature, arts, and culture and want to learn more about independent publishing, we'd love to hear from you!