Christopher Beha Explained

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 & education

Beha attended The New School’s Creative Writing Program in New York City and graduated in 2006.^[4]

Career

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.

Personal life

Beha is a Catholic.^[6]

Works

• The Whole Five Feet, New York : Grove Press, 2010.
• What Happened to Sophie Wilder, 2012 ^[7]
• Arts & Entertainments, 2014 ^[8]
• The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, Tin House Books, 2020, ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. News: Tracy. Marc. 2019-10-21. A New Top Editor Takes the Hot Seat at Harper’s Magazine. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-21. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: 'Harper's Magazine' Taps Beha As Top Editor, 'Refinery29' Names Korn Fashion-Culture Director. 2020-08-21. www.mediapost.com. en.
3. Web site: Yorker. The New. The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction. 2020-09-29. The New Yorker. en-us.
4. Web site: Christopher Beha: Executive Editor, Harper's Magazine The New School . 2024-09-12 . www.newschool.edu.
5. Web site: Fedorov . Andrew . Harper’s Has (Yet Another) New Editor, This Time Without All the Drama - The Fine Print . 2024-09-16 . thefineprintnyc.com . en-US.
6. Web site: 2022-03-31 . Christopher Beha left the Catholic church and then came back. Now he’s writing a book about why. . 2024-10-15 . America Magazine . en.
7. Web site: Christopher Beha, On Faith And Its Discontents. 2020-08-21. NPR.org. en.
8. Web site: REVIEW: 'Arts & Entertainments,' by Christopher Beha. 2020-08-21. Star Tribune.
9. Web site: Thomas. Mike St. 2020-07-19. The Errors of Rationalism. 2020-08-21. The American Interest. en-US.
10. Web site: 2020-06-04. Why Humans Self-Destruct. 2020-08-21. National Review. en-US.
11. Web site: 2020-06-05. The joy of self-destruction Review of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts. 2020-08-21. Washington Examiner. en.
12. News: Sacks. Sam. 2020-06-19. Fiction: Sinners in the Sands of an Angry Hourglass. en-US. Wall Street Journal. 2020-08-21. 0099-9660.
13. News: Markovits. Benjamin. 2020-05-05. A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-21. 0362-4331.
14. Web site: Young. Molly. 2020-07-10. The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can’t Get Out of My Head. 2020-08-21. Vulture. en-us.