“Pico Supreme”—a long conversation on the movie Marty Supreme with Christopher Lydon on Radio Open Source, aired January 22, 2026, the day Academy Award nominations were announced.
“As I Lay Dying”—a review of George Saunders’s new novel, Vigil, run in Air Mail, January 24, 2026.
“Their Story is Ours”—an introduction to the new anthology, A Compass on the Navigable Sea: 100 Years of World Literature, published by Restless Books, February 3, 2026.
“The Shock of the Old”—a Foreword to The Modern Japanese Garden, published by Thames & Hudson, February 2026.
“Deep Dive with Pico Iyer on Curiosity”—a podcast conversation with a wonderful and spirited host on Kerry Corrigan Wonders, posted February 10, 2026.
“The Poetry of the Everyday”—an essay to go with the photographs in The Eighty-Eight, a pictorial representation of the Shikoku pilgrimage, by William Wylie, published on March 7, 2026
“Kawauchi Alight”—an essay on the photographs of Rinko Kawauchi, for Aperture, March 2026.
“The TED Talk that Put Pico Iyer in Marty Supreme”—A brief interview on film-acting for the TED Radio Hour, broadcast March 18, 2026.
“The Bard of Ireland”—a review of Colm Toibin’s new book of short stories, The News from Dublin, published in Air Mail March 28, 2026
A few small appearances in Ken Burns’s documentary Henry David Thoreau, airing on PBS March 30-31, 2026.
“Soul reflections”—a series of comments on serendipity, presented as an article in Namaste, the Air India magazine, April 2026.
A brief conversation on Thoreau for Ken Burns’s podcast, Unum, broadcast April 17, 2026
Same Sun, Same Moon—A book with photographer Michael Kenna featuring 65 of his classic duotone images, 65 micro-essays by Iyer and 65 essays from Kenna. Published by Prestel (part of Penguin Random House), April 2026.
“The Story of Jim and Jan”—a review of Sara Wheeler’s biography, Jan Morris: A Life for Air Mail, April 2026.
“Calm in a World on Fire”—An essay on the memorable film Wisdom of Happiness for Tricycle, May 2026.
“The Geisha Next Door”—an essay on the new Capella Kyoto Hotel, in Air Mail May 16, 2026.
“The Place where Hope Begins”—a long introduction to Vijay Gupta’s book Restrung, published by Hachette, June 30, 2026.
“Pico Iyer’s Hybrid Honeymoon”—an essay on unexpectedness and variety in travel, and my honeymoon, for Town and Country, June 2026.
“The Dark Fairy-Tale”—a long introduction to A Quiet Place, by Seicho Matsumoto, now being rereleased by the Modern Library, July 2026.
“Rome Open City, 1982”—a memory of celebrating Italy’s World Cup victory in the Italian capital, printed in the special magazine Golden Goal, July 2026.