The New York Review of Books; September 25, 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: Fall Books

• Lorrie Moore: Miriam Toews Writes Home
• Joshue Craze: The Breakdown in South Sudan
• Anahid Nersessian: Mochael Lentz's Extravagant Nobody
• Martin Filler: The Department Store Dream
• Trevor Jackson: Abundance and Its Discourse
• Kwame Anthony Appiah: Free Speech's Unruly History 
• Mark O'Connell: The Luck of Palantir
• & More!