Reading Sean DeLear: A vicarious, astral convergence of past and future lives
Journey Streams reflects on ‘I Could Not Believe It,’ the artist’s 1979 diary archiving the complex landscape of adolescent Black queerness
Frans de Waal and Isabella Rossellini find models for morality in the past and the primal
At Pioneer Works, the two met to investigate where man went wrong, and the misused excuses of biology for prejudices
Szilvia Molnar’s ‘The Nursery’ paints a grim portrait of parenthood
Against a cultural backdrop of #TradWives and #BossQueens, the novel delves into the dark side of nuclear family, in scenes shockingly blunt and intimate
Claire Dederer’s ‘Monsters’ is a story about us
The author set out to write a book about the art of monstrous men—in the process, she rendered a complex portrait of humanity
Cillian Murphy and Geoff Dyer evaluate the cross-medium art of observation
Years ago, the actor requested the cinematic rights to the writer’s ‘Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi’—here, they revisit the proposal
Miami is a poem we write together
Vignettes from O, Miami Festival: bee-keeping, traffic, and readings cementing a quick-changing city’s literary scene
An Orwellian guide to the making of a literary festival
At a New York City soirée ahead of the Narrowsburg event, Deep Water founder Aaron Hicklin read out the 11-step plan that started it all
Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s politics of care
The prison abolitionist and scholar discusses community policing, the failure of Anglo-American geography, and the notion of freedom as a place
The noirish, alternative world of ‘The Biography of X’
Author Catherine Lacey sits down with Document, discussing her latest novel’s take on narcissism, art-world celebrity, and the tragedy of US history
McKenzie Wark on raving and the infrastructure of queer life
The writer meets with Document to discuss her latest book, the low genre of autofiction, and the makings of a good party
With ‘Cyberfeminism Index,’ Mindy Seu snapshots a mutating movement
Following the release of her book, the designer and researcher speaks on information activism, the art of collecting, and the power in rendering grassroots technologies
Maggie Millner breathes new life into old traditions with ‘Couplets’
In her searing literary debut, the poet renders a portrait of contemporary desire that resists categorization
Perverted Book Club’s raunchy required reading
Co-founders Matt Starr and Zack Roif share a series of texts that any aspiring pervert should keep on their shelves
Tommy Pico and Carmen Maria Machado investigate horror as a reflection of the American psyche
For Document’s Winter/Resort 2023 issue, the writers delve deep into our collective subconscious to reveal the inextricable link between desire and fear
Indie romance author Susan Meachen faked her own death, committing social suicide in the process
The writer’s falsified death opened her up to receive the social judgment she already perceived in life
Books Unbanned underscores the library’s legacy as the last institutional bastion of freedom of information
Brooklyn Public Library's program, which features reading material deemed "inappropriate" for youth, combats conservative fear of discourse around protest, bodily autonomy, and reparations
Saint Laurent revisits ‘Sex,’ Madonna’s seminal text on all things desire
The collector’s coffee table centerpiece has been out of print for years. Now, it’s set to re-enter the cultural dialogue around sexual autonomy and pleasure
‘Aesthetica’ is a modern tale of the timeless desire to be seen
The potentially lethal cosmetic procedure in Allie Rowbottom's debut novel exposes the nuances of self-obsession and self-objectification
Overheard at the launch of fashion personality Katie Grand’s ‘Tears & Tearsheets’
Document shares an inside look at the stylist’s retrospective book, catching passing remarks on Courtney Love and nepotism exposés
Perverted Book Club is New York’s raunchiest reading circle
At Blue Door Video, literary discussions over coffee and crackers were replaced by carnal discourses over panties and poppers
A beginner’s guide to Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux, from her most decorated titles to lesser-known gems
“Tending to the past, Ernaux casts out fearlessly into stormy waters and recovers what has been cloaked beneath their surface.”
In ‘Bliss Montage,’ Ling Ma falls out of narrative and into stasis
The author’s latest collection tries to escape the market and literary clichés—but is this a cliché in itself?
Jordan Castro’s ‘The Novelist’ is a metafictional exploration of mundanity
The author joins Document to discuss his debut novel, the bizarre and incoherent actions of man, and merging the highbrow with the lowbrow
In ‘Bad Thoughts,’ Nada Alic imagines a world for women who are aspirational for all the wrong reasons
In a series of short films debuting exclusively for Document, the author offers cinematic interpretations of scenes from her upcoming novel
Iggy Pop and Ottessa Moshfegh examine the pathologies of contemporary culture
For Document’s Tenth Anniversary issue, Iggy Pop joins Ottessa Moshfegh to discuss raging against the machine, weaponizing established paradigms, and leaving New York for greener...
Cookie Mueller’s cult classic writings gain a second life in an intimate reissue
‘Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black’ follows the iconic creative on her almost-unbelievable exploits
Patti Smith is on Substack, and she wants to say ‘a late hello’
The iconic artist’s newsletter is home to ‘The Melting’—her new longform serial—and a collection of personal videos, poems, and musical livestreams
Tao Lin’s ‘Leave Society’ is a neurotic’s guide to natural healing
In conversation with Leah Dieterich, the writer speaks on trusting nature, believing no one, and drinking dirt for breakfast
Marlowe Granados wants to center the muse
In her debut novel Happy Hour, the Toronto-based writer and filmmaker reveals the latent power of hyperfemininity
Lulu Yao Gioiello is expanding conceptions of Asia with crosscultural book series ‘Far-Near’
In collaboration with Nike Every Stitch Considered, Document highlights innovative creatives who are expanding our cultural landscape through acts of exploration, process and education
Provocateurs Peter Berlin and Brontez Purnell on public sex, immortality, and the importance of self-authorship
For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the photographer and the writer share stories from the vanguard of art's erotic avant-garde
Chris Kraus and R.O. Kwon on the transgressive power of sex
For Document’s Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the authors discuss anger, ambition, and kink as a tool of self-discovery
Emily Segal and Cat Marnell talk dark euphoria, astrology, and editing in the iPhone Notes app
After founding a literary press and publishing her debut novel, the trend forecaster swaps juicy book recommendations with media’s most notorious It Girl
Arlo Parks will make you remember the potent sting of adolescence
In her debut record, the singer-songwriter approaches everyday struggles with grace—and pens poetic coming-of-age anthems that rise above their subject matter
From Raymond Pettibon to ‘Ray Gun’: Nina Ljeti’s syllabus for punks-in-training
“Whenever I’m feeling stuck creatively I always ask myself ‘what would the Beastie Boys do?’”
Tao Lin’s required reading for going off-grid
Long before the global pandemic necessitated lifestyle changes for millions of Americans, Tao Lin was already seeking solace in the natural world. “The mind is...
Lessons in love from Rachel Rabbit White, the ‘Hooker Laureate of the dirtbag left’
The modern Sappho tells Document about the books that shaped her thinking on desire and romance
Nazi hunting in the age of pop culture Hitler clones
In 'The Boys From Brazil,' Ira Levin probed our absurdist obsession with Nazi replicants—unfortunately today's fascists don't conform to pulp tropes
‘Alternate history’ fiction reveals our dystopian American reality
For Philip K. Dick, Philip Roth, and Colson Whitehead, 'evil' hasn't been defeated—it's an active force in our politics
Document contributors on the books that changed their lives
Kim Jones, Simone Rocha, Jeremy Pope, and more Document No. 16 contributors share required reading for future generations
Dispatches from Eileen Myles, the greatest president we never had
The poet on writing to balance their reality, the toxicity of American 'freedom,' and finally getting into Borges
Under lockdown, John Cameron Mitchell read apocalyptic sci-fi and rewatched Riverdale’s ‘Hedwig’ episode
The actor and playwright's quarantine media diet is as dramatic as you'd expect
Sarah Waters spends lockdown with poetry, war journals, and a feminist retelling of Achilles
The author of Fingersmith on why she might finally read the Iliad
Durga Chew-Bose’s lockdown routine includes listening to Brian Eno and buying postcards online
The author of 'Too Much and Not the Mood' shares eight ways she's been passing the time under quarantine—when she’s not staring inside of her...
Jess Cole’s poetry wrests emotional intensity from everyday things
The writer and model shares three new poems from her upcoming collection "Post Love in the Time of Consumption."
Michael Cunningham gets through lockdown with a little help from un-stupid, half-hour comedies
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. The second installment features the author of...
Olivia Laing hopes lockdown is turning us into anxious, hopeful teenagers again
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. In the second installment, Olivia Laing finds...
Marlon James on ‘Covidium’ and finally watching TV shows to the end
Document asked six of our favorite writers how living in isolation changed their consumption of art and media. The first installment features the author of...
Brian Roettinger picks 5 essential art books you need to own
The graphic designer and artist gives 5 endless sources of visual inspiration, from Dana Lixenberg's 'Tupac Biggie' to the CalArts poster archive
