The Paris Review – No. 257: Fall 2026

The Paris Review is a quarterly literary magazine for fiction, poetry, essays, interviews and art — best known for its long-running “Writers at Work” interview series and its mix of new and established literary voices.

No. 257: Fall 2026 features the first “Art of Oral History” interview with Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, interviewed by Elena Kostyuchenko, alongside “The Art of Fiction No. 270” with Donald Antrim, interviewed by Andrew O’Hagan. The issue also includes fiction by Scott McClanahan, Eka Kurniawan, Woo Dayoung, Tomoka Shibasaki, Brian Ma and Angie Sijun Lou; poetry by Diane Seuss; essays by Sam McKinniss; and art by Laura Owens.

About The Paris Review
Founded in Paris in 1953 and now based in New York, The Paris Review is one of the defining literary magazines in English. It has built its reputation on publishing fiction, poetry, essays and interviews with writers, artists and cultural figures, with its archive functioning almost like a living history of modern literature. A classic title for readers interested in contemporary writing, literary conversation and the craft behind fiction and poetry.