Edited by Anja Charbonneau and Stephanie Madewell

Like the life-filled microcosm of a richly decaying stump, the sequel to the first amazing issue of Mushroom People hosts an eclectic variety of stories illuminating the ways mushrooms subvert and expand our understanding of the world around us.

Mushroom People 2 plays home to astromycologists, academics, architects, pharmacists, foragers, fashion designers, home cooks, shopkeepers, composers, and poets, all of them inspired by the many radical ways of being that fungi embody. 

The stories in these pages explore creation, destruction, attraction, and revulsion: Lauren Oster examines the outer limits of fungi's off-planet potential, Maria Pinto writes about the city as a holobiont, Riitta Ikonen and Annie Collinge find human-sized mushrooms in the Finnish wilds. Bethany van Risjwijk explores the folkloric connection between thunder, lightning, and mushrooms, and Anna Kodé serves mushrooms for dessert. Plus: fungal attachment styles, mushroom zombies, the mycobiome, cozy mushroom houses, and a bonus section on slime molds that oozes with wonder and possibility. 

The Peculiar Parish Bookshop is honored to share this second issue of Mushroom People with you.

Cover illustration by Bennet Norrbo. Published by Broccoli (2023). A new magazine in perfect condition. First printing.

208-page perfect-bound magazine, A4 size. Features three premium paper stocks and sewn binding.