Criticism and conversation inspired by books and the writing life, from The New Yorker.

Feb 1, 2011 · The New Mexico-based artist Isaac Salazar makes these amazing sculptures by folding the pages of a book (with a few cuts made with an exacto knife)—a sort of book-based origami.

May 14, 2012 · In the eighties, the photographer Kathy Shorr became a chauffeur, capturing working-class New Yorkers on their way to new lives.

Feb 18, 2016 · In the eighties, the photographer Kathy Shorr became a chauffeur, capturing working-class New Yorkers on their way to new lives.

Dec 24, 2024 · The New Yorker’s editors and critics considered hundreds of new releases this year in order to select the Best Books of 2024. The magazine’s writers also made their way through many other ...

Apr 3, 2024 · Eliza goes to doctors’ appointments, shops for groceries, works with a hypnotherapist over Zoom, sees friends, stays with her ex and his new girlfriend in Los Angeles, travels with her mother to ...

Jan 16, 2015 · The greensward, with its awe-inspiring views across the Hudson to the Palisades, was once home to the estates of wealthy New Yorkers whose names still adorn street signs and green spaces in the ...

Sep 20, 2016 · Thousands of MAGA supporters poured into the Capital One Arena as the new Administration took shape in ballrooms across the city.

Jan 28, 2024 · Page-Turner “Do I Have to Come Here Injured or Dead?” Keldy Mabel Gonzáles Brebe de Zúniga was one of the first mothers separated from her children at the border by the Trump Administration.

Nov 7, 2024 · Page-Turner Reading “King Lear” During Hurricane Season Above my desk, I keep a Post-it note with a quote from the play: “The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’