“The design of every issue of the Quarterly is completely novel. It is one of the great privileges of my life that, every three months, I get to sit down with our truly peerless art director, Sunra Thompson, and brainstorm ways we can challenge, embrace, reinvent, and upend the boundaries of book design.” – Rita Bullwinkel, Editor 

McSweeney’s is a powerhouse of inspiration, producing iconic writing and book design for over 20 years since its founding in 1998. The Quarterly Concern publishes writing that will surprise, enlighten, and sometimes disturb you. You won’t find the ordinary here. This ethos is echoed in the staggering design of the issues themselves, which change form for each new edition. McSweeney’s constantly redefines what it means to be a book, and has taken the shape of lunchboxes, cigar cases, dime paperbacks, and shining hardcovers.