Oyster Launches New Online Literary Journal

By Maryann Yin 

Oyster ReviewThe executives at Oyster have initiated an online literary journal called The Oyster Review.

According to the press release, the editorial team for this new venture plans to publish “content related to books will appear in a variety of formats, with new pieces featured on an ongoing basis – essays, interviews, profiles, humor pieces, illustrations, and more.”

For this launch, the following features have been posted: an interview with Lauren Oliver, an essay by Kyle Chayka, a reader’s guide to Ursula K. Le Guin by Choire Sicha, a comic called “In Defense of the Thought Police” by Hallie Bateman, and a “Book of the Week” spotlight on Valeria Luiselli’s essay collection Sidewalks.