Lapham's Quarterly
 The Spring 2008 Cover, "About Money." | |
| Editor | Lewis H. Lapham |
|---|---|
| Categories | History, criticism, art, literature, culture |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Circulation | 40,000 (as of 2014) |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Company | American Agora Foundation |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1935-7494 |
Lapham's Quarterly is a literary magazine established in 2007 by former Harper's Magazine editor Lewis H. Lapham.[1] Each issue examines a theme using primary source material from history. The inaugural issue "States of War" contained dozens of essays, speeches, and excerpts from historical authors ranging from Thucydides, William Shakespeare, and Sun Tzu to Mark Twain, among others. Recent issue themes included "Foreigners", "Time", and "Youth". Each issue includes an introductory essay by Lapham (or a member of the magazine's editorial board),[2] readings from historical contributors, and essays by contemporary writers and historians.
Lapham's Quarterly was placed on an indefinite hiatus on November 3, 2023, citing "a combination of financial challenges". The most recent issue, titled "Energy", was released digitally.[3] Lapham died a year later and magazine was acquired at no cost in March 2025 by Bard College from the American Agora Foundation.[4]
Organization
[edit]Lapham's Quarterly is published by the American Agora Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to fostering interest in history. The offices are located in New York City.[1] As of 2014, the magazine had a staff of 17 and a circulation of 40,000.[1]
Online
[edit]Since 2010 the magazine has produced a podcast featuring interviews and discussion related to topics from recent issues.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ron Rosenbaum (November 2012). "Lewis Lapham's Antidote to the Age of BuzzFeed". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ Hohn, Donovan. "Watermarks: Diving into the fathoms to find life's fluency". Lapham's Quarterly. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Lapham's Quarterly Is on Hiatus". Lapham's Quarterly. November 3, 2023. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Mullin, Benjamin (March 21, 2025). "Lapham's Quarterly Reaches Deal to Live On". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ "Lapham's Quarterly: The Podcast". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
Further reading
[edit]- Arango, Tim (November 30, 2009), "Present-Day Soapbox for Voices of the Past", The New York Times.
- Irvy, Sara (December 31, 2007), "In His Own Magazine, an Editor Puts Himself Into an Elite Group", The New York Times.
- "F. Scott Fitzgerald, It Seems, Never Met Lewis Lapham", by Gary Shapiro, New York Sun, February 23, 2007.
- "Lapham's Quarterly: Cutting-Edge Journalism From The Distant Past", Tony Hendra, Huffington Post, Dec 3, 2007.
- "My Library: Lewis Lapham", a look inside the journal's operations.
External links
[edit]- Lapham family
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