Dayo Ntwari: The Afrofuturist writer shaping Africa’s next generation through sci-fi
Stories for a new African century — Dayo Ntwari is one of a new generation of writers using sci-fi to imagine a bold future for Africa and exorcise the demons of today, like corruption, religious exploitation and Boko Haram.
Written by: Alex King
How Georgian artists are staring down Putin with humour and satire
Fighting for freedom of expression under the shadow of Putin’s Russia — Author and playwright Lasha Bugadze explains how Georgia’s post-Soviet generation of artists are battling for freedom and democracy.
Written by: Alex King
The tortured adolescent hope of Daniel Clowes
The genius behind Ghost World is back — Best known for generation-defining works like Ghost World, Art School Confidential and Pussey!, Daniel Clowes has now returned with time-travel thriller Patience. But while it might seem like a radical departure into a new genre, youthful pain and anxiety remains at its heart.
Written by: Adam White
How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.
Written by: Richard Daniels
Strike! Magazine on how to avoid the Dark Side and start your own publication
DIY or Die — What do you do when you’re fucked-off with the way things are? You start a subversive magazine and start exploring other planets.
Written by: Strike!
The Forecast 2016: Books
Drawn and Quarterly — Peggy Burns, publisher at influential Montreal publishing house Drawn and Quarterly, looks ahead to a great year in printed matter.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Weekend Read: Paulina & Fran is the anti-romance satire for the Frances Ha generation
Friendship, rivalry and love triangles — Poet and painter Rachel B. Glaser’s debut novel Paulina & Fran is a cutting satire of art school that’s sympathetic towards its characters even as it mocks them.
Written by: Kate Loftus-O'Brien
Poet Paul Hawkins raises the ghosts of East London’s ‘No M11’ squat protests
London’s ongoing battle for living space — Paul Hawkins draws on zine culture to push back against mainstream poetry in Place Waste Dissent, an account of the era-defining 'No M11 Link Road’ squat protests in the early ‘90s.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
How radical publishers in Hong Kong are pissing off the Chinese government
Disappearing booksellers and sex scandals — The strange story of Mighty Current publishing takes another turn, as UK national Lee Bo becomes the fifth employee to go missing.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
How Douglas Coupland’s life was transformed by a postcard
A random message caught the right person's eye — Generation X author Douglas Coupland shares how he may never have embarked on a life as a writer if it wasn't for a random postcard.
Written by: Interview by D'Arcy Doran