Rachel Niffenegger

The Land Line is a quarterly publication based in Chicago invested in furthering print publication. It is a collaborative effort by a collection of artists, writers, activists, and musicians who contribute literary criticism, Chicago history, and various explorations of style and genre. The Land Line is committed to a collective production process, including laying out the paper by hand so that everyone can be involved. The benefit shows, film screenings, and readings they host not only fund the paper but are essential to the project of building a community around the journal.

Marking the second year of its publishing, The Skeleton News celebrates "One year of success" with movie reviews, book reviews, lists, and the "Face Competition." It's a free publication focused on humor and cultural criticism distributed around the city at independent book, record and etc. stores.