The New York Review of Books

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Not to be confused with The New York Times Book Review.

The New York Review of Books
Cover of the November 5, 2020, issue
Categories
FrequencyApproximately semi-monthly
PublisherRea S. Hederman
Total circulation
(2017)		132,522[1]
First issueFebruary 1, 1963
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City, New York
LanguageEnglish
Websitenybooks.com
ISSN0028-7504

The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semi-monthly magazine[2] with articles on literature, culture, economics, science and current affairs. Published in New York City, it is inspired by the idea that the discussion of important books is an indispensable literary activity. Esquire called it "the premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language."[3] In 1970, writer Tom Wolfe described it as "the chief theoretical organ of Radical Chic".[4]

The Review publishes long-form reviews and essays, often by well-known writers, original poetry, and has letters and personals advertising sections that had attracted critical comment. In 1979 the magazine founded the London Review of Books, which soon became independent. In 1990 it founded an Italian edition, la Rivista dei Libri, published until 2010. The Review has a book publishing division, established in 1999, called New York Review Books, which publishes reprints of classics, as well as collections and children's books. Since 2010, the journal has hosted a blog written by its contributors. The Review celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013. A Martin Scorsese film called The 50 Year Argument documents the history and influence of the paper over its first half century.

Robert B. Silvers and Barbara Epstein edited the paper together from its founding in 1963 until Epstein's death in 2006. From then until his death in 2017, Silvers was the sole editor. Ian Buruma became editor in September 2017 and left the post in September 2018. Gabriel Winslow-Yost and Emily Greenhouse became co-editors in February 2019; in February 2021 Greenhouse was made editor.

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines" Archived February 27, 2019, at archive.today, Audit Bureau of Circulations, accessed June 30, 2017
  2. ^ Normally, it is published 20 times a year, with only one issue in each of January, July, August and September. See Tucker, Neely. "The New York Review of Books turns 50" Archived July 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, The Washington Post, November 6, 2013
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Postobit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wolfe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).