The first issue of a new biannual anthology by the former editor of Granta John Freeman. It's like Granta in that it features fiction, essays, poetry and photography, around a different theme for each issue; in this case the concept of arrival. There are new stories by Murakami, Louise Erdrich, Dave Eggers, Etgar Keret and others. As always in these kind of anthologies, the quality is variable, what is of interest to any individual reader will vary also. It remains to be seen if it can sustain the quality like Granta has done over many years: this first issue is mostly very good, with some prestigious names and some quality writing, but also a few weaker pieces. A promising new arrival on the literary scene, however..