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Researching Magazines at The New York Public Library: Literary

This guide covers current and historical magazines at the 42nd Street Library, as well as resources for locating and conducting research on magazine titles and their histories.

Note: This guide only covers a selection of magazines available at the 42nd Street Library, one of the research libraries within The New York Public Library system. This guide does not provide an exhaustive list of all the magazines available in the collection. The collection boasts a vast array of magazines, numbering in the thousands and counting.

34 Letras

Cover of 34 LetrasBrazil

Print

The Atlantic Monthly

Cover of The Atlantic MonthlyUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource (Available online with a Library Card)

A Public Space

Cover of A Public SpaceUnited States

Print

Ambit

Cover of AmbitEngland

Print

Digital Resource

Fence

Cover of FenceUnited States

Print

The Georgia Review

Cover The Georgia ReviewUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Harper's

Cover of Harper'sUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

N+1

Cover of N+1United States

Print

Digital Resource

The Literary Review (TLR)

Cover of The Literary Review (TLR)United States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

The New York Review of Books

Cover of NYRBUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

New England Review

Cover of New England ReviewUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

The Paris Review

Cover of The Paris ReviewFrance, United States

Print

Digital Resource

Seneca Review

Cover of Seneca ReviewUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

How do I request a magazine?

Check Format and Location

Each magazine entry lists a link to the Research Catalog and indicates the available format.

Print: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or in-person with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room.

Microfilm: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room, where microfilm readers are located.

  • Microfilm readers are a first come, first served.
  • Scans on the microfilm readers can be sent to an email or saved on a USB drive.

Digital Resource: Readers can view it either from home with a Library card or on-site at any NYPL Branch.

Glossary

Each Magazine Entry

  • Many entries contain gaps not included here but are listed in the Research Catalog.
  • Date ranges are for Library holdings, not magazine publishing dates.

Atlanta Review (AR)

Cover of Atlanta Review: ARUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

Amass

Cover of AmassUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

Banipal: Magazine of Modern Arab Literature

Cover of Banipal: Magazine of Modern Arab literatureEngland

Print

Digital Resource

Evergreen Review

Cover of Evergreen ReviewUnited States

Print

Granta

Cover of GrantaEngland

Print

The Hudson Review

Cover of The Hudson ReviewUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Lapham's Quarterly

Cover of Lapham's QuarterlyUnited States

Print

London Review of Books

Cover of London Review of BooksUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

The New Yorker

Cover of The New YorkerUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

無限 = Quarterly Magazine of Poetry

Cover of 無限 = Quarterly magazine of poetryJapan

Print

Zyzzyva

Cover of ZyzzyvaUnited States

Print