Christopher Beha

Christopher Beha is an American writer. He was the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023.[1][2][3] His third novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, was long-listed for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction.[4]

Early life & education

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Beha attended The New School’s Creative Writing Program in New York City and graduated in 2006.[5]

Career

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Behas was the editor of Harper’s Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023.[6] He left the magazine in November 2021 for a six-month book leave.[6]

Works

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  • The Whole Five Feet, New York : Grove Press, 2010. ISBN 9780802144850
  • What Happened to Sophie Wilder, 2012 ISBN 9781935639312 [7]
  • Arts & Entertainments, 2014 ISBN 9780062322463[8]
  • The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, Tin House Books, 2020, ISBN 9781947793828 [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Tracy, Marc (2019-10-21). "A New Top Editor Takes the Hot Seat at Harper's Magazine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  2. ^ "'Harper's Magazine' Taps Beha As Top Editor, 'Refinery29' Names Korn Fashion-Culture Director". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "Masthead". Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  5. ^ "Christopher Beha: Executive Editor, Harper's Magazine | The New School". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  6. ^ a b Fedorov, Andrew. "Harper's Has (Yet Another) New Editor, This Time Without All the Drama - The Fine Print". thefineprintnyc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  7. ^ "Christopher Beha, On Faith And Its Discontents". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  8. ^ "REVIEW: 'Arts & Entertainments,' by Christopher Beha". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. ^ Thomas, Mike St (2020-07-19). "The Errors of Rationalism". The American Interest. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  10. ^ "Why Humans Self-Destruct". National Review. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  11. ^ "The joy of self-destruction | Review of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts". Washington Examiner. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  12. ^ Sacks, Sam (2020-06-19). "Fiction: Sinners in the Sands of an Angry Hourglass". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  13. ^ Markovits, Benjamin (2020-05-05). "A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  14. ^ "The Index of Self-Destructive Acts — the best-laid plans". www.ft.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  15. ^ Young, Molly (2020-07-10). "The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can't Get Out of My Head". Vulture. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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