The Metropolitan Review
The Metropolitan Review, Ross Barkan, Maria Viola Albano, Mark Leidner, J.W. Yablonsky, Christina Drill, Sam Jennings, Sean Thor Conroe, Thomas Peermohamed Lambert, Manuel M. Novillo, Benjamin Clabault, Savannah Huitema, Shreya Khullar, Ryan Chapman, Carter Vance, John-Paul Heil, Adam Straus, Jason Baker, JULIA M. KLEIN, Racheal Fest, Youmna M. Chamieh, Caitlin CastelazThe Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 329 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
| Active | |||||
Read this Newsletter
metropolitanreview.orgLatest Issues
The Millennials Who Can’t Stop Thinking About Themselves
Meaghan Oppenheimer, Tell Me Lies, 2022–26
The title of Hulu’s dark melodrama, Tell Me Lies, is an imperative. To read it is to put yourself in the willfully self-deluded position its ensemble of preternaturally beautiful late-aughts under...
When Autofiction Gets Violent
Eileen Agar, Harlequin, 1968, Oil on canvas
In the early 1980s, an adolescent Eduardo Halfon, then living in Florida with his parents after fleeing the violence of the Guatemalan Civil War, returned to his home country to attend a camp for...
“Captives”
Photo: Getty Images
Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published
Captives
I caught him in his bathroom dumping live fish
on account of he was moving house. If he loved me
he’d set...
The Great Wound
Natalie Portman on Set in New York City, 2025, Photograph, Getty Images
Something awful happens when you start to achieve a degree of success as a writer. All of a sudden, people sidle up to you at parties, stick up their hands at your rea...
The Oppressor’s Jokes Punch Up
Jean Metzinger, Study for the Woman in Blue, c. 1920, Gouache on paper
In the first 10 pages of Jordy Rosenberg’s second novel, Night Night Fawn, the walls are already closing in on the novel’s narrator, Barbara Rosenberg. She is trapped i...
Key Facts
Audience Metrics
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for The Metropolitan Review.
| Subscribers | Engagement | 84 | Monthly Web Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepts Sponsors | Estimated Cost per Ad | ||||
SEO Reach
Where The Metropolitan Review ranks on Google, and how much search traffic it brings in.
| Ranked Keywords | 809 | Monthly Search Traffic | Top Keywords |
|---|
Chart Rankings
How this newsletter ranks in the official Substack charts.
| #153 | |
| #216 |
Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
The Metropolitan Review is a books and culture review magazine founded in 2025.
Author of six books, including GLASS CENTURY and COLOSSUS. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Metropolitan Review.
writer based in cambridge, uk
Writer of books, sometimes movies. New book of poems "Elegy for Pangaea” forthcoming 9/15, available to pre-order now at link below:
[email protected] / FKA Klaus Zynski / Bylines in Apocalypse Confidential, Metropolitan Review, Muleskinner Journal, Republic of Letters, Magazine Non Grata, Bookends Review
celebrating (?) pop psychosis
American writer in London - Associate Editor @ The Hinternet - Film Critic @ The Metropolitan Review - General Editor @ You Go to My Head.
American writer
Thomas Peermohamed Lambert is a writer, like everyone else on here. His first novel, Shibboleth, is published by Europa Editions.
Manuel M. Novillo escribe ensayos, reflexiones e historias. Su último libro es el poemario “Un invierno fuera de casa” (2023). Además enseña derecho y teoría política. Vive en Tucumán, Argentina.
Benjamin Clabault is a writer and teacher from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He lives with his wife and son in Lake Placid, Florida, and his work appears in After Dinner Conversation, Fiction on the Web, Literary Traveler, and elsewhere.
Style Critic at the Metropolitan Review, where I write about art, fashion, and culture.
Reader, Writer
Author of the novels THE AUDACITY & RIOTS I HAVE KNOWN. Bylines in NYTBR, The Guardian, New Yorker, LA Times, Sewanee Review. Contributing Editor at BOMB, resident of the Hudson Valley.
A writer and poet from Cobourg, Ontario, currently based in Gatineau, Quebec. My work explores the intersections of politics, memory, and place across journalism, creative writing, and academic research.
I write about the history of virtue, literature, and agriculture.
Adam Straus is a Marine veteran. The author of Remedial Action (University of Nevada Press, 2027), his work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. Adam lives in Philadelphia with his wife
Julia M. Klein, a cultural reporter and critic in Philadelphia, writes for The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and other publications.
Upstate writer and critic.
Youmna Melhem Chamieh is a French‑Lebanese writer and editor. Her stories and essays have appeared in outlets including Harper's Magazine, Zoetrope, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and the Financial Times Magazine.
Poet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I access the email archive for The Metropolitan Review?
You can find recent issues that have been published by The Metropolitan Review on Reletter by scrolling up to where it says Latest Issues. Tap on the link for any of the most recent emails or hit More Issues to see older ones.
How many subscribers does The Metropolitan Review have?
To see how many people subscribe to The Metropolitan Review, simply upgrade your Reletter account. We provide readership numbers and lots of other stats for this newsletter so you can decide if it's worth reaching out to.
How can I advertise in The Metropolitan Review?
Newsletter advertising can be extremely effective when it's done right. Before you pitch The Metropolitan Review as a potential sponsor or partner, make sure that you've done your research and checked its newsletter stats with Reletter.
Then, personalize one of our winning pitching templates and send it to the right person using the contact info provided.
How much does it cost to sponsor a publication like The Metropolitan Review?
Newsletter ad rates (or CPM) vary depending on many factors, including industry, number of subscribers, open rate, ad placement and more.
To find out how much an ad will cost, contact The Metropolitan Review using the contact information provided and ask for a copy of their media kit.
How can I find newsletters related to The Metropolitan Review?
Scroll up to where it says Related Newsletters to see other publications like The Metropolitan Review. You can also search our email newsletter directory to discover other newsletters that cover the topics you're interested in.
How do I contact The Metropolitan Review?
Reletter provides this newsletter's website URL above, where you will often find their contact information. We also provide links to associated social media accounts and pitching templates so you can reach out fast.