April 20, 2008
New Granta, new website
This review in The Guardian tipped me off to the presence of the new issue of Granta, the first to be published under the direction of new editor Jason Cowley. "In his editor's letter, [Cowley] writes of broadening Granta's view - it will publish 'new writing in whichever form or genre it chooses'. It will be 'more internationalist', there will be more photography and more reportage." The magazine features a new design (by Graphic Thought Facility), and with it also comes a new website (by Apt). The latter is of particular interest, as it seems like it will publish a fair amount of online-only content. The next issue, due out this summer, is titled "The New Nature Writing." To return to the Guardian review of the current issue: "While there are failures - Granta should be strongest in new British fiction, so it seems odd that the offerings are all American, from Annie Proulx, Rick Moody and Joshua Ferris - Cowley has emerged from his trial with plenty to be proud of. He is offering a promising future for an important magazine."