CONTRIBUTORS
Laura Secor (“The Man Who Wouldn’t
Spy,” p. 32), an editor at Foreign Affairs,
is the author of “Children of Paradise.”Thomas Mallon (“The Normalcy Elec-
tion,” p. 26) is a novelist, an essayist,
and a critic. His ten books of fiction
include “Finale” and, most recently,
“Landfall.”Alexandra Schwartz (“Making a Scene,”
p. 18), a theatre critic for the magazine,
has been a staff writer since 2016.Julian Lucas (Books, p. 65) is a writer
and a critic based in Brooklyn.Nicole Krauss (Fiction, p. 52) is the au-
thor of four novels, including “The
History of Love” and “Forest Dark.”
Her first story collection, “To Be a
Man,” will be published in November.Barry Blitt (Sketchbook, p. 41) is a car-
toonist and an illustrator. He won
the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for editorial
cartooning, for work that appeared
in this magazine. His latest book, “Blitt,”
is a collection of his illustrations.John Lahr (“The Shape-Shifter,” p. 44)
has written for the magazine since 1991.
His book “Tennessee Williams” won
the 2014 National Book Critics Circle
Award for biography.Maya Phillips (Poem, p. 56), the author
of the poetry collection “Erou,” will pub-
lish her second book, “NERD,” in 2022.Chris Ware (Cover) began contributing
comic strips and covers to The New
Yorker in 1999. His latest book is “Rusty
Brown.”Emily Flake (Sketchpad, p. 15), a New
Yorker cartoonist, is the author of “Mama
Tried” and, most recently, “That Was
Awkward.”Alex Ross (A Critic at Large, p. 69) has
been the magazine’s music critic since- His third book, “Wagnerism,” is
out this month.
Bob Hicok (Poem, p. 38) is the author
of nine poetry collections, including
“Hold,” which came out last year. He
teaches at Virginia Tech.PERSONAL HISTORY
“Grief is a cruel kind of education,”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes,
on the sudden loss of her father.OURLOCALCORRESPONDENTS
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of essential workers can teach us
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