Virginia Quarterly Review A national magazine of literature and discussion. Its interests include literature, politics, foreign affairs, history, sports, art, and science.
The VQR is high quality magazine for serious readers and those with a sense of humor. Ted Genoways, the current editor, has brought a new breath of fresh air into an old Southern (very traditional) magazine. Now, the VQR has lots of pictures, cartoons, political commentries--beyond just the routine poems, essays, and short fiction. The magazine is very relevant in today's world because it dares to go below the surface. For instance, the current Winter 2008 centers around the moral/political issue of torturing prisoners of war and terrorists. To those who want something to laugh about, there's always an installment of "graphic fiction" -- essentially short fiction in a comic book form. But those comics are not your average Superman stories. The...
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