false 3079413 1 <DIV><I>The Believer</I> is an amiable yet rigorous forum for book criticism, providing an alternative to the plot summary squib that has become synonymous with "book review." Each issue includes interviews with philosophers, politicians, poets, and ninjas. Nick Hornby has a widely celebrated books column, and Amy Sedaris (as well as well-known guest-columnists) offers hilariously bad advice. The celebrated graphic novelist Charles Burns illustrates the cover each month, and the magazine is packaged with a tactile and varying bonus item — a CD, DVD, temporary tattoos, and so on.</DIV> 3110449 1 9 2008 The Believer, Issue 56: September 2008 total:1|5:1| 1 5 3 0 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 23:28:26 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:36:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 23:28:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 18:38:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 18:38:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 16:04:42 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 17 15:20:19 -0800 2008