Summer 2026 Issue - Preorder

Preorder Our Summer 2026 Issue. Two pieces by Annie Ernaux: entries from her unpublished journals and an essay, available in print only. Also: a folio titled "What Was AI?" — asked in the past tense because the answer to that question will likely have changed by the time you read this issue. The folio is a snapshot of what it felt like to watch AI enter our lives, with contributions from Sheila Heti, Lauren Oyler, Christopher Sorrentino, Meghan O'Gieblyn, and Melanie Mitchell; new poems by Patricia Lockwood and Brenda Shaughnessy; a portfolio of Vera Molnár's computer drawings; and a conversation among Ayad Akhtar, Daniel Kehlmann, and Meghan O'Rourke. Plus: Samuel Moyn on America at 250. Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison's native figures. Sarah Thankam Mathews in search of lost memes. New fiction from Nell Freudenberger and more. Subscriber? If your subscription was active on May 11, you'll receive your copy of this issue in June.