Top stories published by Kristiania in January of 2017

About Kristiania

We believe that all art is inherently political, whether it sets out explicitly to be so or not. Bad art reaffirms the existing power structures, both in its form and its content — its complacency is visible in every word. Bad art also, of course, sacrifices the contradictory and human for a…

CM Rien Kuntari

CM Rien Kuntari is a freelance journalist and an independent writer who spent most of her career with Kompas Daily, the largest…

About “Wealth,” the 2016 Kristiania Annual

Wealth — This book collects twenty-one pieces from members of Kristiania contemplating the theme of wealth. Some of these stories, poems, drawings, and photographs deal directly with questions of affluence and class as they affect individual…

Publishing Revolution

Book publishing is in a state of crisis. Everyone who even incidentally interacts with the industry knows this. E-books are changing the way people purchase and read books — and the economic realities of the endeavor. Amazon’s gobbling up the marketplace. Even the big box stores are going…

Books by Kristiania Members

A selection of books written by members of Kristiania. (Also check out Wealth, the 2016 Kristiania Annual.)

Todd Lanier Lester

Todd Lanier Lester is an artist and cultural producer. He has worked in leadership, advocacy and strategic planning roles at…

Mike Heppner

Mike Heppner was born in Rhode Island in 1972 and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. His first novel, The Egg Code, was published in…

Ben Clague

Ben Clague is a fiction writer living in Brooklyn. His stories have appeared in Midwestern Gothic, Cousin Corinne’s Reminder, Plateau, 12th…

Eva Fortes

Eva Fortes is an editor, translator, and human rights advocate. She has worked with several nonprofit organizations, including Human Rights…