# Christopher Beha

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**Christopher Beha** is an American writer. He was the editor-in-chief of *[Harper's Magazine](/source/Harper's_Magazine)* from October 2019 to October 2023.[1][2] His third novel, *The Index of Self-Destructive Acts*, was long-listed for the 2020 [National Book Award](/source/National_Book_Award) in Fiction.[3]

## Early life and education

Beha attended [the New School](/source/The_New_School)'s Creative Writing Program in New York City and graduated in 2006.[4]

## Career

Beha was the editor of *Harper's Magazine* from October 2019 to October 2023.[5] He left the magazine in November 2021 for a six-month book leave.[5]

## Personal life

Beha is a [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church).[6]

## Works

- *The Whole Five Feet*, New York : Grove Press, 2010. ISBN 9780802144850
- *What Happened to Sophie Wilder*, 2012 ISBN 9781935639312[7]
- *Arts & Entertainments*, 2014 ISBN 9780062322463[8]
- *The Index of Self-Destructive Acts*, [Tin House Books](/source/Tin_House), 2020, ISBN 9781947793828[9][10][11][12][13][14]
- *Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Confessions of a Skeptical Believer*, Penguin Press, 2026 ISBN 978-0-593-49047-1

## References

1. Tracy, Marc (2019-10-21). ["A New Top Editor Takes the Hot Seat at Harper's Magazine"](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/business/media/a-new-top-editor-takes-the-hot-seat-at-harpers-magazine.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. ["'Harper's Magazine' Taps Beha As Top Editor, 'Refinery29' Names Korn Fashion-Culture Director"](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/342345/harpers-magazine-taps-beha-as-top-editor-refi.html). *[MediaPost](/source/MediaPost)*. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. Yorker, The New. ["The 2020 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction"](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-2020-national-book-awards-longlist-fiction). *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*. Retrieved 2020-09-29.

1. ["Christopher Beha: Executive Editor, Harper's Magazine"](https://www.newschool.edu/writing/christopher-beha/). *[The New School](/source/The_New_School)*. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

1. Fedorov, Andrew. ["Harper's Has (Yet Another) New Editor, This Time Without All the Drama"](https://thefineprintnyc.com/article/harpers-new-editor-christopher-beha/). *The Fine Print*. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

1. ["Christopher Beha left the Catholic church and then came back. Now he's writing a book about why."](https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2022/03/31/christopher-beha-faith-mangano-242710). *[America](/source/America_(magazine))*. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2024-10-15.

1. ["Christopher Beha, On Faith And Its Discontents"](https://www.npr.org/2012/07/26/157424289/christopher-beha-on-faith-and-its-discontents). *NPR.org*. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. ["Review: 'Arts & Entertainments,' by Christopher Beha"](https://www.startribune.com/review-arts-entertainments-by-christopher-beha/264781461/). *Star Tribune*. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. Thomas, Mike St (2020-07-19). ["The Errors of Rationalism"](https://www.the-american-interest.com/2020/07/19/the-errors-of-rationalism/). *[The American Interest](/source/The_American_Interest)*. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. ["Why Humans Self-Destruct"](https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/06/22/why-humans-self-destruct/). *[National Review](/source/National_Review)*. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. ["The joy of self-destruction | Review of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts"](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-joy-of-self-destruction-review-of-the-index-of-self-destructive-acts-by-christopher-beha). *[Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner)*. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. Sacks, Sam (2020-06-19). ["Fiction: Sinners in the Sands of an Angry Hourglass"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/fiction-sinners-in-the-sands-of-an-angry-hourglass-11592578400). *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)*. [ISSN 0099-9660](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. Markovits, Benjamin (2020-05-05). ["A Numbers-Cruncher Confronts Emotion and Other Unquantifiable Matters"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/books/review/christopher-beha-index-self-destructive-acts.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2020-08-21.

1. Young, Molly (2020-07-10). ["The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can't Get Out of My Head"](https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/the-vices-and-8-reads-i-cant-get-out-of-my-head.html). *[Vulture](/source/Vulture_(website))*. Retrieved 2020-08-21.

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