bookforum

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Bookforum

| logo = Bookforum.svg

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| image_file = coverFebMar2010.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Bookforum cover April/May 2010

| editor = Michael Miller

| editor_title = Editor

| previous_editor = {{ubl|Eric Banks|{{smaller|(Editor)}}{{Cite web|title=Eric Banks – New York Institute for the Humanities|url=http://nyihumanities.org/eric-banks|access-date=2022-12-12|website=New York Institute for the Humanities|language=en}}|Chris Lehmann|{{smaller|(Co-Editor)}}|Maggie Foucault|{{smaller|(Associate Editor)}}|Alfredo Perez|{{smaller|(Bookforum.com Editor)}}}}

| staff_writer =

| photographer =

| category = Literature, culture

| frequency = Quarterly

| circulation = 60,000{{when|date=January 2013}}

| publisher = Bhaskar Sunkara

| founder =

| founded = {{start date and age|1994}}

| firstdate =

| company = 1865 Publications LLC

| country = United States

| based = New York City, New York

| language = English

| website = {{URL|bookforum.com}}

| issn = 1098-3376

| oclc = 757565508

}}

Bookforum is an American book review magazine devoted to books and the discussion of literature. After announcing that it would cease publication in December 2022,{{Cite web|last=Stewart {{!}}|first=Sophia|title='Bookforum' to Cease Publication|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91114-bookforum-magazine-to-cease-publication.html|date=2022-12-12|access-date=2022-12-12|website=Publishers Weekly|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Bansinath|first=Bindu|title=Bookforum Was a Good Magazine|url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/12/bookforum-magazine-closing.html|date=2022-12-22|access-date=2022-12-22|website=Vulture|language=en}}{{Cite web|last1=Dwyer|first1=Kate|last2=Harris|first2=Elizabeth A.|title=Bookforum Is Closing, Leaving Ever Fewer Publications Devoted to Books|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/books/bookforum-magazine-closing.html|date=2022-12-22|access-date=2022-12-22|website=The New York Times|language=en}}{{Cite web

|last=Chayka|first=Kyle|title=Bookforum and a Bleak Year for Literary Magazines|url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/bookforum-and-a-bleak-year-for-literary-magazines|date=2022-12-19|access-date=2022-12-19|website=The New York Times|language=en}} it reported its relaunch under the direction of The Nation magazine six months later.

History

Based in New York City, New York, the magazine was launched in 1994 as a literary supplement to Artforum. Originally published biannually, it became a quarterly in 1998, and since 2005, Bookforum has published five times a year in February, April, June, September, and December.

Describing the magazine to The Village Voice in 2003, former editor (2003–2008) Eric Banks said that the magazine targets a demographic "like the New York Review's but much younger. I think there is an audience of intellectual readers between 25 and 40 out there{{spaced ndash}} the kind of person who buys The New Republic, The Nation, and The New York Review of Books, but doesn't have an allegiance to a particular publication."Cotts, Cynthia (July 1, 2003). [http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-07-01/news/banks-knows-his-books/1 "Banks Knows His Books{{spaced ndash}} Quarterly Gets New Editor and Makeover"]. The Village Voice. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

In addition to publishing book reviews, essays and current-events columns, the magazine regularly features interviews with authors, including:

In 2009, the magazine's website was redesigned to include a nationwide literary-events calendar, internet exclusive book reviews, two blogs — Paper Trail and Omnivore — and a section called Syllabi, which features reading lists written by authors and critics.Murg, Stephanie (January 20, 2009). [http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/web/bookforum_launches_new_website_122146.asp "Bookforum Launches New Website"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727090417/http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/web/bookforum_launches_new_website_122146.asp |date=July 27, 2009 }}. UnBeige (blog of Media Bistro. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

On December 12, 2022, Bookforum announced that it would cease publication following the purchase of its companion magazine Artforum by Penske Media Corporation (PMC) earlier that month. In June 2023, it announced it would return in August 2023 through a partnership with The Nation.{{Cite news |last=Dwyer |first=Kate |date=2023-06-22 |title=Bookforum Is Returning, Months After Its Closure Was Mourned in the Literary World |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/books/booksupdate/bookforum-the-nation.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |issn=0362-4331}}