Most literary magazines focus on the craft of writing and cater to a highly select audience of writers, literary critics, and scholars of literature. In contrast, The Reader is a quarterly literary magazine aimed at the intelligent common reader. Rising from the Depths includes a new regular section on crime fiction by Chris Routledge. This issue also includes work by new regular contributor Ian McMillan (presenter of BBC Radio 3’s The Verb). Featured authors in this title include David Constantine, Josie Dixon, Patrick McGuinness and Erica Wagner. This title: publishes work from some of the most exciting new writers; includes internationally renowned contributors; and, is published quarterly.