Dollars & Sense: How to get out of debt   Issue #37

Leaders of the Pack   Issue #36

The vice presidents of hip-hop’s leading management firm mean business

Nina Revoyr   Issue #36

The author of Age of Dreaming talks about overcoming racism, fighting her writing demons, and why she loves LA

Jancee Dunn   Issue #36

The rock journalist-turned-novelist waxes on the charms of her folks’ bran obsession, why writing a novel is easier than working on deadline, and what she wants to be when she grows old. We take notes.

Self-searching to the ends of Unaccustomed Earth

Urawaza power!

We can’t get enough of this first-ever English collection of Japanese tips and tricks

Print perfect

Inspiration meets instruction in Lotta’s latest how-to guide

Dark Roots: Stories   Issue #34

By Cate Kennedy (Black Cat, 224 pages, $13)

Too much happiness?

Elizabeth Crane hits high and low in You Must Be This Happy to Enter

Blog Stalker: Bitch PhD

Reader Sarah Pierce talks about why she logs onto the feminist blog every morning, while blogger Tedra Osell shares what keeps her blogging

About Place   Issue #32

Schoolyard heroes

Switchback Books

Can a feminist poetry press based in the Midwest survive? The founding editors of Switchback explain how it works

‘The Time It Takes To Fall’ by Margaret Lazarus Dean

Simon & Schuster, $24, 320 pages

Dr. Sketchy’s Official Rainy Day Colouring Book by Molly Crabapple and John Leavitt

Sepulculture Books, 192 pages, $20

Mad Lit   Issue #31

Jessa Crispin

'Naughty Needles' by Nikol Lohr

Why knit another scarf when you can whip up a sweet and sexy pair of knickers?

How to get a book deal   Issue #30

The accompanying resource guide to our article lists everything you need to get started — and then some (continued from issue No. 30)

Mary Gaitskill on 'Lolita'   Issue #30

“When I read this book I was happy.” The unedited Mad Lit questionnaire, wherein the legendary short-story writer and novelist opines on the chemical magic of Nabakov's notorious classic.

Last Seen Leaving   Issue #30

Houghton Mifflin, 272 pages, $23

A Fictional History of the United States (With Huge Chunks Missing)   Issue #29

'Come Together, Fall Apart' by Cristina Henríquez

The prolific short-story author explores fluxus, flight, and failure in nine stories set in Panama

‘American Genius: A Comedy’ by Lynne Tillman

Soft Skull Press, $15, 320 pages

M.I.A.   Issue #33

With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, H–M   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff

Venus Zine Crowns the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll!   Issue #44

PART 1: STAFF PICKS

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, A–G   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff