#72 of 24 in Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

McSweeney's Issue 72

ByClaire Boyle(Editor),Dave Eggers(Editor)

2024

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McSweeney's three-time National Magazine Award-winning quarterly starts 2024 in style with a thrilling back-to-basics paperback. Ever changing, each issue of the quarterly is completely redesigned (there have been hardcovers and paperbacks, an issue with two spines, an issue with a magnetic binding, an issue that looked like a bundle of junk mail, and an issue that looked like a sweaty human head), but always brings you the very best in new literary fiction.

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#72 in Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 1983 with contributions by McSweeney's Publishing, Lawrence Weschler, and Sean Wilsey.

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 1, Autumn 1998: "Gegenshein", or "The Ski Instructor"

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 2, Winter-Spring 1999: "Timothy McSweeney's Blues/Jazz Odyssey", or "Pollyanna's Bootless Errand"

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 3, Summer-Fall 1999: "Timothy McSweeney's Windfall Republic"

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 5, Summer 2000

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 6, 2001: "Timothy McSweeney's Very Intense Heated Passionate Battle/Embrace with They Might Be Giants"

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Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Issue 22, 2007: "Three Books Held Within By Magnets"

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Valerie

Obviously a best of McSweeney's is going to be a good collection. Most of these stories are from before I subscribed, so they were new to me. Others were more recent picks that I enjoyed re-reading. "Brigit" is a particularly powerful one as is "The Woman in the Apartment" and "The Girls Who Smell of Vinegar." Also, this issue comes in a lunchbox with poetry pencils and author trading cards.

September 23, 2024