The Thing The Book: A Monument to the Book as Object

Miranda July and Jonathan Lethem discuss their contributions to the conceptual subscription service's interpretation of an art book

Writers aren’t the only ones who turn to paper pages as a creative canvas—George Maciunas’ Fluxus Editions, Tom Phillip’s Humument’s “A Humument,” and Tauba Auerbach’s “RGB Colorspace Atlas” are all examples of artists who have explored the infinite potential of the book form. The Thing Quarterly’s interpretation of an “art book” or even “book as object” is unlike anything you’ve ever let collect dust on …

Future You Zine

Strange, funny and sad tales by Nada Alic that are at once personal and universal

With short stories by Nada Alic, artwork by Andrea Nakhla and photos from Angela Lewis all wrapped up in a package designed by Nik Ewing (of the band Local Natives), the new zine “Future You” is a thoughtful and perfectly oddball publication that will entertain anybody who has ever felt alone or—at the very least—a little awkward. Toronto-based Alic (who has contributed to VICE, NBC …