Questions for the Librarians

October 16, 2006

Another installment of Ask the Librarians has arrived at emdashes, and it provides another fascinating look at the New Yorker.

In this issue you can learn how the magazine got writers in its early years; who has had the most short stories published in the magazine all time and in a single year; all about the now defunct horse racing column; and most interesting of all, a history of the magazine’s editorial “Comment” column and how it took on a political tone over the years.

created The Millions and is its publisher. He and his family live in New Jersey.