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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Christopher Beha? A novel guy.

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Christopher Beha is an American writer. He was the editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023.[1][2] His third novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, was long-listed for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction.[3]

Early life and education

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Beha attended the New School's Creative Writing Program in New York City and graduated in 2006.[4]

Career

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Beha was the editor of Harper's Magazine from October 2019 to October 2023.[5] He left the magazine in November 2021 for a six-month book leave.[5]

Personal life

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Beha is a Catholic.[6]

Works

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  • The Whole Five Feet, New York : Grove Press, 2010. ISBN 9780802144850
  • What Happened to Sophie Wilder, 2012 ISBN 9781935639312[7]
  • Arts & Entertainments, 2014 ISBN 9780062322463[8]
  • The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, Tin House Books, 2020, ISBN 9781947793828[9][10][11][12][13][14]
  • Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer, Penguin Press, 2026 ISBN 978-0-593-49047-1

References

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  1. Tracy, Marc (October 21, 2019). "A New Top Editor Takes the Hot Seat at Harper's Magazine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "'Harper's Magazine' Taps Beha As Top Editor, 'Refinery29' Names Korn Fashion-Culture Director". MediaPost. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. Yorker, The New. "The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  4. "Christopher Beha: Executive Editor, Harper's Magazine". The New School. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Fedorov, Andrew. "Harper's Has (Yet Another) New Editor, This Time Without All the Drama". The Fine Print. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  6. "Christopher Beha left the Catholic church and then came back. Now he's writing a book about why". America. March 31, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  7. "Christopher Beha, On Faith And Its Discontents". NPR.org. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  8. "Review: 'Arts & Entertainments,' by Christopher Beha". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  9. Thomas, Mike St (July 19, 2020). "The Errors of Rationalism". The American Interest. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  10. "Why Humans Self-Destruct". National Review. June 4, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  11. "The joy of self-destruction | Review of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts". Washington Examiner. June 5, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  12. Sacks, Sam (June 19, 2020). "Fiction: Sinners in the Sands of an Angry Hourglass". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  13. Markovits, Benjamin (May 5, 2020). "A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  14. Young, Molly (July 10, 2020). "The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can't Get Out of My Head". Vulture. Retrieved August 21, 2020.