Bookforum is an American book review magazine devoted to books and the discussion of literature. After announcing that it would cease publication in December 2022, it reported its relaunch under the direction of The Nation magazine six months later.
History Based in New York City, New York, the magazine was launched in 1994 as a literary supplement to Artforum. Originally published biannually, it became a quarterly in 1998, and since 2005, Bookforum has published five times a year in February, April, June, September, and December.
Describing the magazine to The Village Voice in 2003, former editor (2003–2008) Eric Banks said that the magazine targets a demographic "like the New York Review's but much younger. I think there is an audience of intellectual readers between 25 and 40 out there the kind of person who buys The New Republic, The Nation, and The New York Review of Books, but doesn't have an allegiance to a particular publication."Cotts, Cynthia (July 1, 2003). "Banks Knows His Books Quarterly Gets New Editor and Makeover". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
In addition to publishing book reviews, essays and current-events columns, the magazine regularly features interviews with authors, including:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Martin Amis John Ashbery John Barth A. S. Byatt Jerome Charyn Lydia Davis Umberto Eco Mary Gaitskill Nadine Gordimer Aleksandar Hemon Amy Hempel John Irving Jhumpa Lahiri Doris Lessing Bernard-Henri Lévy Alan Moore Lorrie Moore Haruki Murakami Cees Nooteboom Joyce Carol Oates Michael Ondaatje Alain Robbe-Grillet Salman Rushdie Vikram Seth Susan Sontag Muriel Spark Robert Stone Gore Vidal William T. Vollmann
In 2009, the magazine's website was redesigned to include a nationwide literary-events calendar, internet exclusive book reviews, two blogs — Paper Trail and Omnivore — and a section called Syllabi, which features reading lists written by authors and critics.Murg, Stephanie (January 20, 2009). "Bookforum Launches New Website" . UnBeige (blog of Media Bistro. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
On December 12, 2022, Bookforum announced that it would cease publication following the purchase of its companion magazine Artforum by Penske Media Corporation (PMC) earlier that month. In June 2023, it announced it would return in August 2023 through a partnership with The Nation.
Notable contributors
J. G. Ballard, novelist and short-story writer John Banville, novelist and critic Harold Bloom, academic and critic Louise Bourgeois, artist A. S. Byatt, novelist and poet Billy Collins, poet Dennis Cooper, writer, editor and artist Lydia Davis, short-story writer and translator Stacey D'Erasmo, novelist Michael Dirda, critic Geoff Dyer, novelist and critic Gerald Early, writer and academic Jennifer Egan, novelist and short-story writer Dave Eggers, writer and publisher Richard Ford, novelist and short-story writer Mary Gaitskill, novelist and short-story writer William H. Gass, writer Keith Gessen, co-founder of literary magazine n+1 Thelma Golden, curator Nan Goldin, photographer Kim Gordon, artist and musician Germaine Greer, writer and academic Richard Hell, writer and musician Amy Hempel, short-story writer Sheila Heti, novelist bell hooks, author and activist Maureen Howard, novelist Travis Jeppesen, novelist and critic Wayne Koestenbaum, poet and critic Barbara Kruger, artist Hari Kunzru, novelist and journalist Jonathan Lethem, novelist Phillip Lopate, film critic and writer Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Greil Marcus, music journalist and critic Patrick McGrath, writer and academic Daphne Merkin, critic Stephin Merritt, musician D. A. Miller, academic and critic Toril Moi, academic Rick Moody, novelist Michael Musto, columnist Glenn O'Brien, editor and critic Marjorie Perloff, critic Caryl Phillips, novelist Matthew Price, journalist Francine Prose, novelist Salman Rushdie, novelist and essayist Andrew Solomon, writer Christopher Sorrentino, novelist Lorin Stein, editor and critic Lynne Tillman, novelist, short-story writer and critic Colm Tóibín, novelist and critic William T. Vollmann, novelist and journalist Sarah Vowell, writer and journalist Rebecca Walker, writer and activist Michael Wood, academic Adam Zagajewski, poet and essayist
See also
List of literary magazines List of United States magazines Media in New York City
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