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Hornby heads, this is your moment! Get the latest collection of Nick Hornby’s riotously entertaining Believer columns for just five dollars when you subscribe to our thirteen-time National Magazine Award–finalist magazine via this page. In this new anthology (comprising his columns written during the magazine’s Vegas years), Hornby delves into the latest escapades from his reading life. These consistently hilarious dispatches touch on numerous subjects, including epic cattle drives, chess prodigies, and Arsenal’s 1976 thrashing of West Ham. From his tub-side lectern, Hornby catalogues everything he reads—the good, the great, and the could-not-finish—with the characteristic wit and charm that has made his column so widely beloved. Whether writing about heartbreak or quantum physics, Hornby offers surprising insights, and proves himself, once again, as one of our greatest living cultural critics.

Bring home this book for the most reasonable of all prices and enjoy a full year of the very best that The Believer has to offer (including full digital access to the magazine’s archives and online-only columns). What could be greater? That is not for us to say.

Here’s a preview of what else you’ll find coming your way for your reading pleasure:

The Believer Issue 148: The Art Issue
In The Believer’s 2024 Art Issue: Pepper Stetler reports from an art center for adults with intellectual disabilities that sees both creativity and work as fundamental human rights; Ross Simonini considers the immortal power of artistic persona; Nicole Lavelle profiles ceramicist Win Ng, cofounder of one of America’s first ever lifestyle brands; and, in an epistolary essay, Hilton Als writes about painter Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s inimitable use of color. We also have interviews with Annie Leibovitz, An-My Lê, Martine Syms, performance artist Michael Smith, and legendary muralist Judy Baca, plus a schema on Black models in Western art by Zaria Ware.

In our columns section, you’ll find Nick Hornby’s art-themed reading list, Chelsea Ryoko Wong’s daily routine, Monica Datta’s resurrection of Black Square by Kazimir Malevich, and Carrie Brownstein’s advice to a pet portraitist. On top of all that, and in honor of this special themed issue, every copy comes with a handily detachable, many-paged gift guide, featuring recommendations from artists, such as Marcel Dzama, Rebecca Morgan, Micah Lexier, Clare Rojas, and more. Gift ideas include, but are not limited to, knives, pens, jam jars, holy wafers, tape dispensers, chocolate with pistachios, and industrial pancake makers. If all that wasn’t enough, subscribers to the print version of The Believer will also receive a limited-edition 2025 calendar featuring original work by acclaimed artist Nina Chanel Abney.

IMPORTANT LOGISTICAL INFORMATION: All subscriptions to The Believer purchased before February 1, 2025, will begin with issue 1478 All subscriptions automatically renew after four issues at a cost of $55. In the event of any future rate changes, we will notify you via email. If you’d like to cancel your subscription at any time prior to its auto-renewal, you can log in to your account and adjust your subscription settings. Or send an email to custservice@mcsweeneys.net with the subject line “End Believer Autorenew.” Refunds will be accepted only up until the first issue of your renewal is shipped. Any subscription purchased with the “gift” option marked at checkout will not be enrolled in autorenew.

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