diff --git a/recipes/new_yorker.recipe b/recipes/new_yorker.recipe
index b9268da6ed..a4eff56522 100644
--- a/recipes/new_yorker.recipe
+++ b/recipes/new_yorker.recipe
@@ -76,10 +76,20 @@ class NewYorker(BasicNewsRecipe):
             noscript.name = 'div'
         return soup
 
+    def preprocess_image(self, img_data, image_url):
+        from PIL import Image
+        from calibre import fit_image
+        from io import BytesIO
+        img = Image.open(BytesIO(img_data)).convert('RGB')
+        scaled, nwidth, nheight = fit_image(img.width, img.height, 1024, 1024)
+        if scaled:
+            img = img.resize((nwidth, nheight))
+        buf = BytesIO()
+        img.save(buf, format='JPEG')
+        return buf.getvalue()
+
     def parse_index(self):
-
         # Get cover
-
         cover_soup = self.index_to_soup('https://www.newyorker.com/archive')
         cover_img = cover_soup.find(
             attrs={'class': lambda x: x and 'MagazineSection__cover___' in x})