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The New York Review of Books From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Not to be confused with The New York Times Book Review. The New York Review of Books David Levines caricature of John Updike in the November 24, 1983 issue Editor Robert B. Silvers Categories literature, culture, current affairs Frequency fortnightly Publisher Rea S. Hederman Total circulation(2011) 134,488[1] First issue February 1, 1963 Country United States Based in New York, New York Language American English Website ISSN 0028-7504 The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a fortnightly magazine with articles on literature, culture and current affairs. Published in New York City, it takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity. Esquire called it the premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.[2] In 1970 Tom Wolfe described it as the chief theoretical organ of Radical Chic.[3] Robert B. Silvers has edited the paper since its founding in 1963, together with Barbara Epstein until her death in 2006. The Review has a book publishing division, established in 1999, called New York Review Books. Contents ?[hide]? 1 History and description 1.1 Early years 1.2 Description 1.3 Recent years 2 Critical reaction 3 Other publications 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links [edit] History and description [edit] Early years The New York Review was founded by Robert B. Silvers and Barbara Epstein, together with publisher A. Whitney Ellsworth[4] and writer Elizabeth Hardwick, who were backed and encouraged by Epsteins husband, Jason Epstein, a vice president at Random House and editor of Vintage Books, and Hardwicks husband, poet Robert Lowell. Hardwick had published an essay in Harpers in 1959, edited by Robert Silvers,[5] called The Decline of Book Reviewing, a scornful look at the failure of criticism in book reviews of the time, that inspired this group.[6]