The New York Review of Books; October 9; 2025

The New York Review of Books is a semi-monthly magazine 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.

In this issue: 

• Neal Ascherson: The Secrets of a Lithuanian Forest
• Dorothy Sue Cobble: A Woman’s Work Uncompensated
• Gregory Hays: Collecting the Caesars with Mary Beard 
• Scott Stern: ‘Who Would Believe a Prisoner?’
• Brenda Wineapple: Mike Wallace’s Wartime New York
• Frances Wilson: Charlotte Brontë Leans In
• & More!