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Vol. 2
Paper Airplane Vol. 2 includes:
- A Q&A with author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib.
- The stamp art of Eisner Award-winning comics artist Chris Ware.
- Wordplay by lexicographer and author Kory Stamper.
- Book excerpts from marine biologist Helen Scales and etymologist Jess Zafarris.
- Comics by New Yorker cartoonist Navied Madhavian, graphic novelist K. Wroten, and others.
- Games, including a word spiral by Eric Berlin, an “Escape Page,” and more.
- An elaborate library maze by Guinness World Record-holding mazemaker Michelle Boggess-Nunley.
- A synesthesia infographic by biology professor and cartoonist Caroline Hu.
- “Dispatches from the Museum Café”—longform by Emily McCrary.
- A stunning architectural photo series by Charles Brooks.
- Coloring pages, activities, and more, including some tangible surprises in the print edition!
Vol. 3
Paper Airplane Vol. 3 includes:
- 50 state ambigrams by Pulitzer Prize winner Douglas Hofstadter.
- Comics, including a science-and-food-history comic by Lindsey Leigh, an exquisite swimming comic by former WaPo comics editor Hannah Good, and more.
- Games and puzzles, including a maze by Guinness World Record-holding mazemaker Michelle Boggess-Nunley and a word puzzle by legendary puzzlemaker Scott Kim.
- An animal eyeshine infographic by biology professor and cartoonist Caroline Hu.
- Wordplay by National Spelling Bee judge Ben Zimmer.
- An excerpt from Friends with Words by author and radio host Martha Barnette.
- Gorgeous photography by magician Joshua Jay.
- The “FAQ Hall of Fame.”
- And, in the print edition, even more tangible treats, including hand-folded zines tucked right into the magazine!