The Pale King [SEP] publisher
book "takes agonizing daily events like standing in lines, traffic jams, and horrific bus rides—things we all hate—and turns them into moments of laughter and understanding", a theme Wallace addressed in his 2005 commencement speech at Kenyon College. Pietsch added that "although David did not finish the novel, it is a surprisingly whole and satisfying reading experience that showcases his extraordinary imaginative talents and his mixing of comedy and deep sadness in scenes from daily life."
Although Little, Brown and Company set "The
Zembla (magazine)
Zembla was a literary and arts magazine published in London for eight issues between 2003 and 2005. 
Background.
The editor was Dan Crowe, publisher Simon Finch and the designer was Vince Frost. The magazine's title came from Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Pale Fire", in which the narrator Charles Kinbote styles himself the last king of Zembla, a fictional northern country.
One of the notable features was The Dead Interview, in which a modern writer offered an imaginary conversation with a deceased