Harper's Gala 2025
Harper’s Magazine invites you to a gala benefit
celebrating 175 years of fearless journalism and literary excellence.
583 Park Avenue
New York City
Honoring
A. G. SULZBERGER, Chairman and Publisher, The New York Times
Recipient of the inaugural James C. Goodale First Amendment Award
and
MARILYNNE ROBINSON, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gilead
Recipient of the inaugural Lewis H. Lapham Award for Literary Excellence
Benefit Committee
Mary & David Boies, Co-Chair
Toni Goodale, Co-Chair
Rosa Brooks
Leslie Cockburn
Shawn Green
Randall L. Kennedy
Jackson Lears
John R. MacArthur
Elizabeth Samet
Rosanna Warren
Literary Committee
Annie Dillard |
Cynthia Ozick |
Jonathan Franzen |
Francine Prose |
Katie Kitamura |
Zadie Smith |
Nicole Krauss |
Art Spiegelman |
Hari Kunzru |
John Jeremiah Sullivan |
Rachel Kushner |
John Edgar Wideman |
Jonathan Lethem |
Joy Williams |
Please note: We are only selling sponsorship tables and tickets at this time. Individual tickets for the general public will go on sale this summer once we have assessed venue capacity.
Proceeds support the Harper’s Magazine Foundation, a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, in its mission to uphold editorial independence and the free exchange of ideas.
For media inquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact: [email protected]