"the common" has published new fiction by lauren groff, fiona maazel, sabina murray, and teresa svoboda, essays by sarah smarsh, w. ralph eubanks, and susan straight, and poems by rafael campo, don share, honor moore, bob hicok, fatimah asghar, david lehman, j. d. mcclatchy, john freeman, and mary jo salter. the magazine has featured part by rico gatson and martha rosler. its prototype issue included a piece by jim shepard. the magazine has also published the work of debut writers, poets, and photographers. beyond the biannual issues, the magazine publishes literary features online, all freely available to the public. the website includes interviews, a fledgling podcast series, called "contributors in conversation", a monthly recommendation of books from the authors and staff of "the common", called "friday reads", dispatches, short missives written by contributors evoking a particular sense of place, and other features not published in the print editions.