Lafayette College Library

Irene is a magazine junkie, subscribing to many more titles than she can possibly read. Occasionally she has to just recycle the whole pile of them and resort to reading "best of" compilations or anthologies. She's gathered a few titles here for those who would like to join her.

The Gastronomica reader
"Gastronomica satisfies the reader like a multi-course meal, serving up educational, light-hearted, richly textured, and occasionally annoying articles."

Destroy All Monsters magazine 1976-1979
Detroit band "Destroy All Monsters" published six issues of a "now legendary and much sought-after zine," also titled Destroy All Monsters. The contents of all six zines are collected here.

Fierce pajamas: An anthology of humor writing from the New Yorker
Pieces by Dorothy Parker, James Thurber, Calvin Trillin, Steve Martin, and many more.

The Bust guide to the new girl order
Some of the best writing from BUST, "the original grrrl zine."

The best of Emerge magazine
"A collection of the finest articles from a publication that changed the face of African American news."