Operational since 1850, Harpers Magazine has been in the business of dealing with magazines. Based in New York, N.Y., the magazine features a range of literary works in categories, such as readings, annotation and findings. It also publishes its signature column known as Harpers Index and focuses on topics that include politics, society, the environment and culture. Harpers Magazine provides a variety of essays, fictions and reports from known personalities, including Tom Wolfe, Annie Dillard, Barbara Ehrenreich, T.C. Boyle, Jonathan Franzen, David Foster Wallace and Mary Gaitskill.