CONTRIBUTORS
Raff i Khatchadourian (“Light and
Shadow,” p. 34) has been a staff writer
since 2008.
Ludmila Khersonsky (Poem, p. 53) is a
Ukrainian poet and translator. Her
collection “The Country Where Ev-
eryone’s Name Is Fear,” which she
co-authored with Boris Khersonsky,
came out in English last month.
Stephen Witt (“Weapon of Influence,”
p. 22) published “How Music Got
Free” in 2015.
Emily Flake (Comic Strip, p. 57) is a
New Yorker cartoonist. Her books in-
clude “Mama Tried” and “That Was
Awkward.”
Frank Viva (Cover), an illustrator and
a graphic designer, has contributed to
the magazine since 2010. His books
for children include “Young Frank,
Architect” and “Sea Change.”
Maggie Doherty (Books, p. 74) is the
author of “The Equivalents.” She lives
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Rivka Galchen (“The Grothendieck Mys-
tery,” p. 28), a staff writer, is the author
of, most recently, the novel “Everyone
Knows Your Mother Is a Witch.”
Peter Hessler (“A Bitter Education,”
p. 48) is at work on a book about re-
turning to China as a teacher after more
than twenty years, a follow-up to “River
Town” (2001).
Chase Twichell (Poem, p. 64) has pub-
lished eight poetry collections, includ-
ing “Things as It Is” and “Horses Where
the Answers Should Have Been.”
Nikhil Krishnan (Books, p. 68) is a fel-
low in philosophy at Robinson College,
University of Cambridge.
Amy Davidson Sorkin (Comment, p. 17),
a staff writer, is a regular contributor
to Comment. She also writes a column
for newyorker.com.
Mohsin Hamid (Fiction, p. 60) has
written five novels, including “The
Last White Man,” which will be out
in August.
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Rivka Galchen on what timber from
old buildings can reveal about climate
change.