Nonfiction Excerpt by Lorraine Daston & Katharine Park
Scholars Lorraine Daston and Katharine Park are experts in the ways that societies have viewed monsters throughout history they look at the ways the printing press helped spread stories about both real and fictional phenomena.
by Ginger Rudolph
Graphic artist Eric Battle is a reluctant hero who has worked at some of the most respected comic houses in the country. He shares his origin story and his hopes for the industry with Ginger Rudolph.
Read MoreFiction by Sarah Rose Etter
In Sarah Rose Etter’s new novel, The Book of X, a young woman is born with a deformity that makes her question whether she is the monster that people think she is.
Words by Joshua Mehigan // Artwork by Kate Glasheen
Katherine Hollander’s “Der Tod” is a deceptively simple poem about how death woos us and lulls us. Enjoy the Close Read by poetry editor Joshua Mehigan.
Read MoreEssay by Angel Hogan // Artwork by Andrea Walls Etter
A DNA test sits in the living room of a multiracial adoptee. What would it mean to take the test? Whom might it harm? A reflection on family and identity by Angel Hogan.
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