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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.

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The Believer Issue 150
Inside the landmark 150th issue of The Believer, Shruti Swamy reports on the alleged abuses of her childhood guru Swami Rama, a man powerful enough to stop his own heart; Paul Collins attempts to read the largest newspaper of all time; Rafia Zakaria follows her father on his infuriating quest for water and power in Karachi, Pakistan; and, forty years after he first attended Cru’s Winter Conference, David J. Morris returns to observe the hugely popular evangelical organization that influenced his youth. You’ll also find interviews covering a range of topics, such as furniture protection tips from country star Lyle Lovett; the kinds of books Sheila Heti most likes to read; and what the writer and cartoonist Charles Johnson deems “fuzzy-bunny Buddhism”; not to mention a comic by Maxime Gérin in which a night at the movies descends toward mayhem. We also have columns by Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the sordid tourism of a once mythic Thai beach, Nora Lange on Weekend at Bernie’s, Joan Silber on her daily routine, and Nick Hornby on Susie Boyt’s latest novel.

All this plus, in honor of our 150th anniversary issue, a very special letters section, along with a super-size index cataloging every essay, interview, and schema ever published inside these pages. And, exclusively for print subscribers, you’ll find a wall poster of select portraits by Believer illustrator Kristian Hammerstad. We hope you enjoy this small token of our gratitude.

Thank you for reading the past 150 issues of The Believer. Here’s to 150 more.

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IMPORTANT LOGISTICAL INFORMATION: All subscriptions to The Believer purchased before August 31, 2025, will begin with issue 150 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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