November Magazine

What November Magazine does

November Magazine is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural publication founded in July 2020 and based in New York. It publishes longform interviews, essays, and roundtables organized into thematic volumes — currently spanning Volume 0 (Interviews 1-10) through Volume 11 (Pedagogy), with subjects ranging from L'informe, Architecture, and Postmodernism to AIDS history, Narrative, and Pedagogy. The platform is built on a standard web-based digital publishing stack, with content distributed freely and publicly through novembermag.com, supported by newsletters via Mailchimp and audience engagement on X and Instagram. Editorial leadership consists of Editor & Founder Emmanuel Olunkwa and Design Director Lukas Eigler-Harding, with an advisory board of Christian Nyampeta, Drew Sawyer, Keller Easterling, and Peter Karol.

The platform's core product is an archival reference system of nearly 200 interviews with cultural figures (including Adrian Piper, Zadie Smith, Fred Moten, Frank B. Wilderson III, Howardena Pindell, Hal Foster, and many others), presented through a Catalog, Index, and Volumes structure that allows thematic browsing and revisitation over time. There is no paywall and no subscription requirement; content is free and publicly accessible to a global audience of cultural and civic readers.

Revenue is generated through tax-deductible individual donations (tiers from $50 to $5,000), institutional foundation support (notably The Teiger Foundation and The McCormick Family Foundation), named individual supporters (Glenn Ligon, David Kordansky, Stephanie Snyder), and a small merchandise line processed via Snipcart with Stripe and PayPal handling payments. The organization operates as a horizontal cultural publication serving a single, broad persona segment — readers interested in rigorous cultural criticism, art theory, political economy, and the intersections of aesthetics and society — with no disclosed enterprise customers, advertising revenue, or paid subscription product.

Name

November Magazine

Legal name

November

Website

https://novembermag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

November Magazine is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural publication that has published nearly 200 longform interviews and essays across twelve themed volumes since 2020, serving a global readership of cultural and civic audiences free of charge through donations and foundation support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Magazine Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Blogging & Website Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Cultural publishing
• Longform interviews
• Nonprofit journalism
• Art criticism
• Thematic volumes

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting editorial pursuit, artist and writer commissions, and operational systems. Donation tiers offered: $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000, $1,500, $2,500, $5,000, with checks and wire transfers also accepted.
2. Institutional/Foundation Support: Sustained funding from institutional donors including The Teiger Foundation and The McCormick Family Foundation, providing foundational support for ongoing publishing operations.
3. Merchandise Sales (via Snipcart): E-commerce transactions processed through Snipcart for the sale of physical goods or merchandise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

November is a nonprofit digital publishing platform that produces longform cultural interviews, essays, and roundtables organized into thematic volumes covering art, design, theory, and entertainment. All editorial content is free and publicly accessible with no paywalls, and the platform is sustained by tax-deductible donations from individuals and institutional foundations.

Product overview

November is a nonprofit publishing platform organized as a series of thematic volumes containing longform interviews, essays, and roundtables. The platform publishes Volume 0 (Interviews 1-10) through Volume 11 (Pedagogy), with each volume organized around a distinct cultural or intellectual theme. Content is accessible through the Catalog (alphabetical archive of all interviews and essays), the Index (browsable A-Z listing), and individual volume pages. The platform is funded through a donor support program accepting tax-deductible contributions. Key leadership includes Editor & Founder Emmanuel Olunkwa and Design Director Lukas Eigler-Harding, with the wordmark designed by Dinamo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• November Volumes (Thematic Issues) Thematic volumes published periodically (Volumes 0–11), each organized around a central concept such as L'informe, Postmodernism, AIDS, Narrative, and Pedagogy. Each volume contains interviews, essays, and roundtables exploring the theme through extended cultural dialogues, free and publicly accessible to readers.
• November Catalog A comprehensive archive of all published content including interviews with cultural figures, artists, writers, and theorists, organized alphabetically and thematically. The catalog features hundreds of conversation-based articles and essays across all volumes.
• November Index A browsable A-to-Z index of all contributors and content, including individual interviews, roundtables, and essays across all published volumes, enabling structured discovery of the publication's archive.
• Donor Support Program A nonprofit funding program accepting tax-deductible donations from individuals and institutions to support editorial pursuit, artist and writer commissions, and operational systems. Pledge tiers range from $50 to $5,000, with checks and wire transfers also accepted.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• The Believer: Independently published magazine of longform interviews, essays, and criticism on arts and ideas. Directly comparable as a nonprofit/thin-margin literary and cultural criticism publication with interview-led editorial.
• Texte zur Kunst: German-English quarterly magazine of contemporary art criticism and theory. Comparable as a themed-issue publication focused on critical theory and contemporary art discourse.
• The Brooklyn Rail: Nonprofit magazine publishing longform cultural criticism, interviews, and essays on contemporary art and ideas. Most direct comparable as a free, donation-supported nonprofit cultural publication with a similar editorial mission and New York base.
• e-flux: Publishing platform and art-world email network distributing essays, announcements, and theoretical texts on contemporary art and criticism. Comparable as a free, web-native cultural-theory publishing platform.
• Aperture Magazine: Nonprofit photographic arts and visual-culture publisher producing themed issues and longform essays. Comparable as a nonprofit cultural publisher organized around thematic issues.
• BOMB Magazine: Nonprofit arts magazine famous for primary-source interviews with artists, writers, and musicians. Closely comparable in format (longform interviews with cultural figures) and nonprofit funding model.
• Cabinet Magazine: Quarterly nonprofit magazine of art, culture, and ideas, organized around themed issues. Direct comparable as a nonprofit, themed-issue cultural magazine with a similar editorial ethos.

Broad incumbents

• Flash Art: Long-running international magazine of contemporary art criticism featuring interviews, essays, and reviews. Comparable subject matter but operates as a commercial incumbent with broader distribution.
• Frieze: Leading global art magazine covering contemporary art and culture with news, reviews, and longform features. Comparable audience and subject coverage but operates as a commercial incumbent rather than a nonprofit.
• Artforum: Influential commercial magazine of contemporary art criticism and theory. Comparable subject matter and theoretical rigor but operates as an established commercial publication with broader distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thenovembermag
• Instagraminstagram.com/thenovembermag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/november-magazine

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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