This week’s cover “In Good Health,” by Bob Staake, captures the moment described by the Times as a “victory for Mr. Obama and Congressional …
A terrible thing happened to me last week. I was utterly absorbed in The Poisonwood Bible. I could smell the damp, humid air of the jungle. I could feel the insects crawling on my skin. I wa…
A collection of articles about 15 from The New Yorker, including news, in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.
This week's cover, “Take the L Train,” by Tomer Hanuka: https://t.co/cnDSkE3A1K
For nearly 90 years, the place to go for sophisticated, often cutting edge humor has been The New Yorker magazine
A new translation of Boccaccio’s Decameron.
Joe Dator reflects, via a series of illustrations, on why the seventies TV show “Columbo” holds such appeal for so many people in 2020.
Françoise Mouly interviews the artist R. Kikuo Johnson about his cover illustration for the October 23, 2017, Money Issue of The New Yorker.
The composer has long been seen as a symbol of divine order. But his music has an unruly obsession with God.
Le rempart des Béguines, 1972
Lovers of great music writing rejoice.
Katy Waldman on recent controversies involving the subjects, framing, and content of young-adult novels, including “A Place for Wolves,” by Kosoko Jackson, “Blood Heir,” by Amélie Wen Zhao, and others.
If you are a regular reader of The New Yorker magazine, you are likely familiar with the creator of these one-panel comics we're thrilled to share with you today. The mastermind behind these artworks is none other than Harry Bliss, a well-known cartoonist and illustrator renowned for his daily Bliss cartoons. His illustrative career includes an impressive track record of 25 New Yorker covers. Some of his earliest covers date as far back as 1998, with his latest illustrated in 2020.
Elizabeth Winkler writes about Phillis Wheatley, America’s first Black poet, an African-born slave whose life and work have been viewed through the lens of a posthumous “memoir” written by a white woman. Winkler discusses Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’s historical research and her new poetry collection.
The nation’s most vital orchestra celebrates its centennial by commissioning major new works and recharging the repertory, Alex Ross writes.
Cal Newport on what anthropological research on early human societies can teach us about improving our jobs today.
For what is now the eighth time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 47 designers to …
Cover design for an educational science comic about Malaria. You can read the comic online here. The comic itself was drawn by Edward Ross and coloured by Tom Humberstone
When it comes to the vocabulary of sensory perception, smell is at a significant disadvantage—especially if you speak English.
Claudia Roth Pierpont explores the life and work of the writer behind “The Maltese Falcon,” “The Thin Man,” and other books.
The Hollywood Reporter recently announced that the children’s fantasy classic “A Wrinkle in Time” is bound for the big screen. Besides my initial …
These artists transform magazine covers and visually interpret books into beautiful illustrations.
Newspapers from around the world react to the European Union referendum result and David Cameron’s resignation
Discover the finest artists from animation, games, illustration, and comics…
For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 design…
“Dogs … are constant reminders that life reveals the best of itself when we live fully in the moment and extend our unconditional love.”
The death of conversation.
When the master of thrillers, GONE GIRL author Gillian Flynn, recommends a book, you know you're in for a tantalizing treat.
For what is now the seventh time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 31 design…
For what is now the eighth time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 47 designers to …
I have a friend who is currently exhausting himself in order to write a novel. Let’s call said friend Axel. (Axel would hate that I named him Axel.) Anywho, Axel spends months devoting all of his…
“How are we so optimistic, so careful not to trip and yet do trip, and then get up and say OK?”
Steven Heller on illustrator Pierre Le-Tan and his daughter Cleo Le-Tan’s A Booklover’s Guide to New York.
