The admired book review magazine Bookforum, founded in 1994, will close, and the current December/January/February issue will be their last, the magazine announced online Monday. The publishers noted, “We would like to thank our extraordinarily talented staff and writers. We are so proud of the contribution Bookforum has made to the literary community and are immensely grateful to the advertisers, subscribers and booksellers who made our mission possible over the years.” Just last week, Bookforum’s parent Artforum International Magazine was acquired by Penske Media Corporation. Penske already owned ARTnews and Art in America, and clearly was only interested in Artforum.
