Though the NY office is not open at this time and we are unable to take or fulfill orders, our staff is working remotely and we are continuing to publish new books.

We encourage our readers to order NYRB titles from online retailers, including bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores. Also, most NYRB titles are available from ebook retailers.

The NYRB Classics Book Club and Children's Book Clubs can accept new members because book club selections are shipped from another location.

Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Lethem is the author of eight novels, including Girl in Landscape and Chronic City, and five collections of stories and essays, including The Ecstasy of Influence (2011). He has previously written the introductions for the NYRB Classics editions of A Meaningful Life by L.J. Davis and On the Yard by Malcolm Braly, as well as Store of the Worlds by Robert Sheckley. He teaches at Pomona College and lives in Los Angeles and Maine.