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The Metropolitan Review and You
It’s an especially booming month at The Metropolitan Review. When we launched at the end of January, we could only dream that we’d find so many new readers and spark so many excellent discussions around literature today. At TMR, our philosophy is simple: no shortcuts and no gimmicks. We won’t dumb down what we publish or appeal to the lowest common denominator in various discourse wars. Yes, we will engage in literary conversation and debate, but only if we can enrich your day. We will continue to review actual books. New books! Along with these reviews, we’ll publish fiction, poetry, and even reportage.
Two pieces of late really show why TMR is so special. First, there’s a new short story from the acclaimed writer Sherman Alexie that is lighting up the internet. Alexie is one of the great novelists and poets of the last thirty years, and it is an honor to have him in our pages. The second, from Alexander Sorondo, is a sprawling profile and mediation on an enigmatic novelist and his Nazi-battling, filmmaking father. Sorondo is every bit a rising star, and we’re deeply excited to give him the opportunity to knock out beautiful, ambitious work for us.
Here’s the deal: we’re expanding. We’re launching our inaugural print issue this fall, and we’re going to have a big party to celebrate. Every annual subscriber at the $80 tier is guaranteed the print. The run for Issue 1 will be very limited, so you’ll want to secure yours today. Every dollar from that $80 goes towards paying the writers and funding the print edition. That’s it. It’s a wonderfully simple operation.
If you find yourself regularly reading TMR, sharing our pieces, or thanking yourself that a new journal for culture exists, please consider pledging a subscription. We cannot do any of this without you. You, the reader, make all this magic possible.
We’ll be back soon with our regularly scheduled programming!
—The Editors
I’m liking and unsubscribing on the same post. I’m a 61-year-old former English major who just doesn’t find all this literary analysis all that fascinating. I appreciate what you’re attempting … it’s just not my game anymore. Best of luck.