The New York Review of Books; August 21, 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: Summer Issue

• Daphne Merkin: Chaim Grade's Straying Generations
• Ingrid Rowland: The Opulence of Veronese
• Henry Louis Gates Jr: Jamaica Kincaid's Perfect Freedom
• Sue Halpern: Laila Lalami's Dystopian Realism
• Alma Guillermoprieto: Stronger with Joe Pilates
• Frances Wilson: The Mitford Monsters
• & More!