Christopher Beha is an American writer. He was the editor-in-chief of Harper’s Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023. His third novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, was long-listed for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction.
Early life & education
Beha attended The New School’s Creative Writing Program in New York City and graduated in 2006.
Career
Beha was the editor of Harper’s Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023. He left the magazine in November 2021 for a six-month book leave.
Personal life
Beha is a Catholic.
Works
- The Whole Five Feet, New York : Grove Press, 2010. ISBN 9780802144850
- What Happened to Sophie Wilder, 2012 ISBN 9781935639312
- Arts & Entertainments, 2014 ISBN 9780062322463
- The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, Tin House Books, 2020, ISBN 9781947793828
References
- 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.
- "'Harper's Magazine' Taps Beha As Top Editor, 'Refinery29' Names Korn Fashion-Culture Director". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- "Christopher Beha: Executive Editor, Harper's Magazine | The New School". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- ^ Fedorov, Andrew. "Harper's Has (Yet Another) New Editor, This Time Without All the Drama - The Fine Print". thefineprintnyc.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- "Christopher Beha left the Catholic church and then came back. Now he's writing a book about why". America Magazine. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- "Christopher Beha, On Faith And Its Discontents". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- "REVIEW: 'Arts & Entertainments,' by Christopher Beha". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- Thomas, Mike St (2020-07-19). "The Errors of Rationalism". The American Interest. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- "Why Humans Self-Destruct". National Review. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- "The joy of self-destruction | Review of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts". Washington Examiner. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- Sacks, Sam (2020-06-19). "Fiction: Sinners in the Sands of an Angry Hourglass". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- 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.
- 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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