N+1

N+1 is a wonderful literary journal. You should check it out. The latest issue, number 5, has some interesting pieces in it. I've read parts of all five issues and plan on getting through them as soon as is feasible. The journal is best known for one of its founding editors being Benjamin Kunkel, the author of the novel Indecision.

I have read Indecision twice and heard Mr. Kunkel talk about the novel once. The novel is deeply flawed. The beginning part takes place in Manhattan and does a convincing job of describing what it is like to be a college graduate working a shitty job and unsure of what it is you are supposed to do with your life. Had the novel been a novella or stayed in Manhattan, it could have been more successful. However, the main character goes to South America and the novel goes south as well.

If you are interested in art, N+1 is copublishing a new journal on art called Paper Monument magazine. If the magazine/journal is anything like N+1 then it's a safe recommendation.

note: From what I have heard, Mr. David Mitchell's latest novel, Black Swan Green, is supposedly a coming of age novel that redefines the coming-of-age story. I plan on reading it soon and imagine, from what I have heard, that Black Swan Green excels where Indecision fails.