Dear Reader,
In December 2023, we released the digital edition of the Winter 2024 issue of Lapham’s Quarterly, Energy, for existing subscribers. As the print publication continues to be on hiatus (see below), we hope subscribers enjoy this version of the magazine, as well as the online edition of the issue on our website available to all readers.
Energy considers the history of power, vitality, and resources through readings from ancient times to the present day. The issue’s Preamble was written by Lewis H. Lapham, and you can read it here. The Energy issue features original essays and nearly one hundred historical texts alongside artworks that help bring the theme to life. In addition, the issue features a stunning collection of charts, graphs, maps, and special sections exploring humankind's ever-changing relationship with energy.
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A Statement from the Board of Directors of the American Agora Foundation
Owing to a combination of financial challenges over the past several years, the Board of Directors of the American Agora Foundation, the organization that publishes Lapham’s Quarterly, has decided that it must place the print publication on a temporary hiatus.
The hiatus will allow us to consider all options that will not only let print publication resume in 2024 but enable us to thrive in a climate that is increasingly inhospitable to print magazines focused on history, literature, and ideas—all of which we feel have never been more important.
We are committed to our loyal subscribers and apologize for the delay. The editorial contents of the next issue, themed Energy, are complete. While its physical publication is on hold, we are excited that we can make it available to subscribers in digital format in the coming weeks.
The new issue’s Preamble was written by Lewis H. Lapham, and you can read it here. The Energy issue also features original essays and nearly one hundred historical texts alongside artworks that help bring the theme to life. In addition, the issue features a stunning collection of charts, graphs, maps, and special sections exploring humankind’s ever-changing relationship with energy.
The Board of Directors of the Foundation are committed to securing the long-term viability of the magazine. Lewis H. Lapham, who is now eighty-eight, and the Board remain dedicated to the founding vision for the Quarterly, and Lewis has charged us with securing this legacy as we plan for a sustainable future. If you would like to support our efforts, you are welcome to make a tax-deductible contribution through our fiscal sponsor, "The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism." When you make your online donation on their website using this link here, you will receive a receipt from the Nation Fund acknowledging your donation. *Please be sure to check the box that reads "I'd like to make this contribution in honor of someone" and enter Lapham’s Quarterly in the field that appears.*
We hope you will consider joining us in this effort to sustain and strengthen a cultural treasure. Please email us at giving@laphamsquarterly.org to let us know how we can count on your support.