New Reader Magazine is a quarterly arts, literature, and culture journal. Our purpose is to publish fearless fiction and non-fiction, poetry, identity and
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
01/11/2021
#CallForSubmissions
NRM is looking for poetry, prose, art, and other oddities for issue 13, “Viral” 🌎
New Reader Magazine is a quarterly journal for arts, culture, and the written word. The virus has taken its toll on all of us, spreading itself across our cities and throughout the globe. But is that all that's going on? What other things have been out and about, and how are they affecting everyone’s lives? This quarter, we’d love to know.
All fiction must be a minimum of 500 words and all prose a max of 4000.
Complete submission guidelines on our website. Send queries and submissions to [email protected].
An article that was originally written for our friends at Atlantic Books Today, here are the "Must Have NB Books of 2020" compiled by James M Fisher Gemma Marr and Bill Arnott. #ReadAtlantic! http://bit.ly/MustHaveNBBooks2020
01/11/2021
WEAR A MASK!
01/08/2021
HELLO 2021! 🥳🥳🥳
Inspired by famous hashtags, this year, we are looking for fiction pieces, articles, artworks, and other oddities that narrate the wonders of the internet and social media.
Our bucket is currently open for everyone to submit!
The immersive experiences of teamLab fuse technology and emotion, thrill audiences, and break the gallery business model. Do they even need the art world?
Half An Hour Then Half An Hour Then by Joshua Bligh
Issue 12, Nameless | http://ow.ly/hptf50CZZSz
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
Such art has become one of Pakistan's best-known cultural exports in recent years
12/31/2020
Today's read. 🧐
Hey I hope everyone's having a good holiday season (I mean despite 2020 being, 2020)
Before the year ends I'm putting up the first chapter of my comic here again but in full as a year end treat, if you want a copy of the pdf you can get it at https://gum.co/VAkuwp payment is optional.
As I've said, Navigator is deeply personal work written during a rough personal time in 2019, and drawn this year in the midst of... everything. It was nice to finally have this first bit done and out.
Who knows what 2021's going to be like, personally I'm just glad I got to see today, not many were as lucky.
This was heavy to write and even heavier to draw, all the same I'm proud of how it turned out and I hope you all get to read.
I'll take this post down once I start on Chapter II next year, who knows, when I finish all of it, might have it printed. Here's hoping.
Six years later, with my pet Steve-the-African-tree-frog, I headed off to grad school, a four-thousand-kilometre drive. Late on the third day, I was stopped for speeding. It was starless dark and the officer used a flashlight to approach our car. I had my license out. Steve was on the dash in his Ma...
"If we really educate ourselves, listen and feel what's happening...How did we get here, how does our treatment of people and creatures show us what we need to learn about ourselves? This is the indigenous wisdom the people need to focus on." Stan Rushworth, a professor of Native American Studies and an elder of Cherokee descent.
Fifteen years ago Wonderful Magical Words, my first book, was published, raising twenty grand for Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which I’m eternally grateful. Here’s a passage I hope you enjoy, The Story of Steve … I was twelve. And I got a small African tree frog as a pet, one of a few to surfac...
12/16/2020
Have you read Issue 12, Nameless yet? 🧐
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Art: You are a Hero too by Bob McNeil
Shadow Boxing with the Law in the Time of Corona by Joshua Moody - Issue 12, Nameless | https://bit.ly/3nr0mPW 👀✨
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
'Graffiti has both an ephemeral quality, and an enduring power.'
In 2020, murals in cities all over the globe gave voice to black protest and resistance. Arwa Haider explores the powerful graffiti art that memorialises George Floyd and others.
What makes us happy? ...Time to listen. Watch this award winning film now.
12/12/2020
"I don’t just believe that we can’t know everything — I almost believe that we can’t know anything, that there are eternal mysteries in every realm. How can we even attempt to speak of what we can never know? Nothing but miracles, all day, every day."
We're honored to share the story of Michael Lipsey, the artist behind these aphorisms and collages you see on the internet.
Read his feature now by downloading a copy of Issue 12!
12/12/2020
"I don’t just believe that we can’t know everything—I almost believe that we can’t know anything, that there are eternal mysteries in every realm. How can we even attempt to speak of what we can never know? Nothing but miracles, all day, every day."
We're honored to share the story of Michael Lipsey, the artist behind these aphorisms and collages you see on the internet.
Read his feature now by downloading a copy of Issue 12!
Here's an early holiday present from us! 🎁
Issue 12, Nameless is up, and we hope you like it.
We've constantly expressed our fascination over things that remain a mystery, so for this quarter we dedicated this issue to be about the unknown and the surprises it brings!
'Trees were once viewed as individual and solitary organisms, competing with other trees for resources. But the forest ecosystem is supported by mycorrhizal networks: an underground fungal web through which trees exchange carbon, water, and nutrients and communicate with one another.
“It’s a vast, ancient and intricate society,” writes Jabr. “There is conflict in a forest, but there is also negotiation, reciprocity and perhaps even selflessness.” It’s a fascinating dive into the social life of forests, and you will never look at trees the same way again.'
Trees were previously seen as individual and solitary organisms. But the research of Suzanne Simard shows otherwise.
On Emily Dickinson's 190th birthday, her stunning herbarium – a forgotten masterpiece at the crossing point of poetry and science
12/08/2020
“To live better, it starts with everyone on this planet."
DOWN to EARTH is a film that follows a family breaking
away from society to find a new perspective on life. For five
years, travelling six continents, the parents and their 3
children aged 10, 7 and 6 go on a journey of discovery to
capture the wisdom of the ‘Earth Keepers’.
An award-winning film taking you on a journey to visit the Earth Keepers, native wisdom teachers from around the
world who hold the keys to a better future.
Learn how to reconnect with yourself and your planet. A mind-opening, life-affirming journey from the comfort of your home.
In the midst of this global crisis and the tension it has caused for most of humanity, we feel that it is only right to honor the storytellers by sharing pieces of their truth about this peculiar reality we live in. And the people of New Reader Magazine are always devoted to introducing them to you,...
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Fox Spirit (2019) is a stop-motion animation based on a Chinese novel Liaozhai. The story follows a shop owner, a fox who transforms into a woman, and collects beautiful male customers to turn them into mannequins. Through the lens of intersectional feminism I revisit and recontextualize a traditional Chinese mythological story using animation.
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Our #NRMhomebody this weekend is Bill Arnott, giving us an important message about #stayinghome with his Isolation Video Insights. 🔎
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Follow him @billarnott_aps for more videos and/or subscribe to his YouTube channel to join his virtual book tour for Gone Viking! #NRM #NRMagazine #stayathome #IGtakeover #quarantinelife #quaranthings #art #literature #poetry #NRM2020
We present you our featured poet for the Issue 6, "Keeper of Fire", Mugabi Byenkya, performing #Write in the UBC Slam Poetry.
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We can't wait for Issue No. 4! One of our contributors, Jeannine Burgdorf is a stand-up comedian! 😬😬😬 Check her show right over here 👇👇🙌
The other day, I met—well, not really, I just saw one of his videos—Johann Hari. He wrote a book called Lost Connections, where he uncovers causes of depression and anxiety. He points out that in the early stages of mankind, humans were able to survive and thrive in the wilderness, not because they were any bigger or any smarter than all the other animals, but because humans were good at working together and communicating with one another as a tribe.
Now I won’t say that this generation isn’t constantly communicating with one another—I mean, we can even be obsessed with it! I just think that it’s easy to miss out on opportunities or decline human connection because of so many distractions from streaming sites, social media, video games, etc. I’m not saying they’re bad because I’m always grateful for it. Without these inventions I wouldn’t be able to reach the artists I’ve talked to or the talented contributors, and well—you! This online publication brings us closer, and makes us grow familiar with each other even without meeting in person.
I think that’s what this quarter is all about—the things we miss out on all the time, but always had right in front of us. I must say that this quarter was fun to make. It was a bit longer, and the process was more patient compared to the others we’ve had. It took its time, and took a lot of effort in listening and observing, carefully trying its best to get a message across.
And alas, the message is here, so thank you for being our dear reader.
Karen Anderson-Singer, the artist behind Tiny Doors ATL is with us this quarter, and I’m excited for you guys to read and get to know her! And just like last year, we have new music for you. Two bands—The Metro Fantastic and Intertwined—join us this issue, and share songs that will undoubtedly be part of New Reader Mixtape 2020—The Pandemic Playlist? Ha-ha!
We’ll think of a better name.
In the meantime, here’s Hiding in Plain Sight. I hope you enjoy the stories, the poetry (there’s a lot), the people, and of course, the adopted artworks!
On behalf of the team and the contributors, thank you for being part of another quarter. Despite the challenges, it’s nice to know you’re there and supporting the world of arts and literature. Stay safe, dear readers!
– K
P.S
We have a new layout artist. Welcome to the team, Nel!