Harper's Magazine

US literary and political monthly magazine featuring essays, fiction and reporting

harpers.org2026. 9. 17.

Harper's Magazine is a US monthly magazine of narrative journalism and essays on politics and culture, publishing the Harper's Index and offering print and digital subscriptions.

Harper's Magazine is described as the oldest general-interest monthly in America, publishing long-form narrative journalism, essays and the Harper's Index on issues in national conversation. The current issue includes pieces on art and censorship, immigration boomtowns and prairie populism among Democrats.

Print and digital access is available for $26.99 per year, including the current 175-year archive, and the site also lists a podcast, events and a shop for ordering print copies of the magazine. The homepage also carries the Harper's Index, a recurring feature presenting numerical facts on subjects such as debris generated in Gaza and vehicle ownership across US states.