Serpentine Reader, Issue 01

£10.00

The inaugural issue explores the theme of Circulation – how we navigate flows of information, energy, culture, and meaning in today’s interconnected world.

Year:: 2025
Medium:: Softcover book
Dimensions:: 15 x 23.8 cm

Description

Serpentine Reader is a new publication dedicated to innovation in long-form writing. Published annually, it provides a space for deep research, reflection and creative exploration across diverse formats.

Committed to slow publishing, the Reader fosters dialogue between established and emerging voices. With contributions from artists, writers, and thinkers who are passionate about immersive storytelling and pushing the boundaries of literary expression, it embraces editorial experimentation and cross-disciplinary exchange.

The inaugural issue explores the theme of Circulation – how we navigate flows of information, energy, culture, and meaning in today’s interconnected world. From the movement of history to the endless recycling of ideas, circulation shapes our engagement with the world. Whether it serves as a lifeline or a loop, a conduit for renewal or a mechanism of constraint, depends on how we choose to engage with it. As Serpentine Reader itself enters circulation, we invite you to consider the currents we are caught in, the histories we repeat, and the possibilities for breaking the cycle.

Featured contributors include Aria Dean, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Tosia Leniarska, Hana Pera Aoake, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Gary Zhexi Zhang.

Serpentine Reader is organised and edited by Hanna Girma, Senior Editor and Curator of Editorial Projects and designed by Louise Camu.

ISBN: 978-1-908617-91-0

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Serpentine Reader, Issue 01

£10.00