Oyster, the e-book subscription service, is getting into the content-creation game.

The service, which has been likened to a "Netflix for books," has unveiled a new online, literary journal called The Oyster Review.

The new publication will feature a mixture of essays, interviews and profiles, from well-known contributors like The Awl Network co-founder Choire Sicha.

"Think of it as a field guide to a life well read, a place of literary exploration and discovery," Oyster editorial director Kevin Nguyen wrote in an introduction to the publication.

Oyster charges subscribers $9.95 each month for all-you-can-read access to its online library of books.

The service, which received $14 million in venture capital funding earlier this year, offers access to "over half a million titles."

Asked whether the Review will be used to increase awareness about Oyster, Nguyen told Capital: "Yes, one of the aims here is to introduce more people to Oyster through the great content on The Oyster Review."

On Thursday, Oyster also announced the formation of an Author Advisory Board, which will convene to discuss the future of digital publishing.

Author Roxane Gay, who recently got her own vertical on The Toast's website, called The Butter, has been named an inaugural board member, along with authors Megan Abbott and Lauren Oliver.