The Whitney Review of New Writing is a new tabloid or A3-sized biannual journal looking put new energy into the literary journal with a focus on new writing to provide, in their words, 'a bold expansion of literary criticism'.
It's published by Whitney Mallett (Pin-Up, Editorial and Gayletter) and tackles a wide range of material. It's not anti-long form but recognises that not everyone wants to read sprawling articles, particularly in this genre.
The fourth issue is about clowns, sell-outs, loneliness and 'fancy'. You'll find interviews with Claudia Rankine, Vigdis Hjorth, Tama Janowitz and Walter K. Scott. Essays on Blaxploitation, the Brontë sisters and Kevin Killian's Amazon reviews. Plus comics, poetry and The Whitney Review's signature chorus of short-format reviews. Contributors include A. S. Hamrah, E. Jane, Bruce LaBruce, Oscar yi Hou, Alex Auder, Olivia Kan-Sperling, Tao Lin, Amber Later, Brad Phillips, Brandon Harris, Nicolaia Rips, Julien Ceccaldi, Linda Simpson, Michael Bullock, Jaakko Pallasvuo, Geoffrey Mak, Joseph Akel, Candystore, Taylor Lewandowski, Max Battle and many more. Abolish Rent, fag/hag, Dear Dickhead, Tweakerworld and Napalm in the Heart are among the books reviewed. Steven Phillips-Horst skewers c* ns* r*d instagram captions. Max Steele asks can masochism be gentrified?
