Lapham's Quarterly

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.laphamsquarterly.org
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]

Organization

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

Since 2010 the magazine has produced a podcast featuring interviews and discussion related to topics from recent issues.^[4]

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Lapham's Quarterly Is on Hiatus". Lapham's Quarterly. November 3, 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
4. "Lapham's Quarterly: The Podcast". iTunes. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

Further reading

• Arango, Tim (Nov 30, 2009), "Present-Day Soapbox for Voices of the Past", The New York Times.
• Irvy, Sara (Dec 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.
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External links

• Official website

1. "Lapham's Quarterly Is on Hiatus". Lapham's Quarterly. November 3, 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.