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Susana Ferreira examines the evangelical war on Vodou
Grace Simonoff Dunham self-administers a Kinsey test
Jennifer Kabat on the horse tails, hooves, and happenings of British performance artist Rose English
Rob Curran on the final, fateful expedition of Scottish botanist Jamie Taggart
Peter Orner contemplates Levi’s god question, Akhmatova’s most mysterious line, and other literary concerns
Daniel Handler discusses a very long Norwegian play from 1903 and Nick Hornby reads a cowboy novel next to a pool
Plus interviews with John Cale, Bear Grylls, Lynne Tillman, and Pope.L
And a beginner’s guide to medieval demons

The Believer, a five-time National Magazine Award finalist, is a bimonthly literature, arts, and culture magazine. In each issue, readers will find journalism and essays that are frequently very long, book reviews that are not necessarily timely, and interviews that are intimate, frank, and also very long. There are intricate illustrations by Tony Millionaire and a rotating cast of guest artists, poems, and regular columns by Nick Hornby and Daniel Handler.

Edited by Heidi Julavits, Vendela Vida, Ross Simonini, and Kathryn Borel.