literature

October 24, 2021

An illustration of a generic red Donald Trump book with a shovel stuck in the middle, on a yellow background.

Books Briefing

Why Childhood Friendships Feel So Intoxicating

Kate Cray

October 22, 2021

An illustration of two friends frolicking

Books

In Defense of Fakeness

Lily Meyer

October 19, 2021

Statue with face lifting off to reveal orange hole

Health

The Self-Help That No One Needs Right Now

Eleanor Cummins

October 18, 2021

An image of a book with an arm coming out of it

Books

Human History Gets a Rewrite

William Deresiewicz

November 2021 Issue

A pyramid balances on its point, upside down, in the desert with blue sky and 3 small figures

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: A Poem for a Fall Weekend

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 8, 2021

Red background with a white envelope and red letter A

Books

The Great Novel of the Internet Was Published in 1925

Megan Garber

October 8, 2021

Newsletters

The Books Briefing: Comics Can Push—And Draw—Boundaries

Mary Stachyra Lopez

October 8, 2021

A black-and-white photo of a boy wearing a black shirt and peering at a newspaper comic, with newspapers stacked on both sides

Ideas

The Harsh, Central Truth of the Viral ‘Bad Art Friend’ Story

Elizabeth Bruenig

October 7, 2021

An illustration of a woman holding a cellphone

Books

Writing Should Be a Visual Art

Amitava Kumar

October 6, 2021

An illustration of a book with colorful illustrations: a red blotch and black circle against a yellow background on one page, and a blue smear against red on the other

Books

October 3, 2021

A drawing of a tram against a collage of orange, purple, and yellow houses and flowers

Ideas

The Power of Artistic Exile

Graeme Wood

October 2, 2021

Melvin van Peebles stares into the camera

Books

The Books Briefing: The Essential Qualities of a Book

Tori Latham

October 1, 2021

Books

The Philosopher Who Took Happiness Seriously

Apoorva Tadepalli

September 28, 2021

Simone de Beauvoir sits at a table at the Café de Flore, looking into the distance. She has pieces of paper in front of her and holds a pen. Her purse is on the table beside her.

Poem

Lately, I’ve Taken To

Linda Gregerson

September 19, 2021

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Books

The Dark Reality Behind ‘Cozy Mysteries’

Alyse Burnside

September 16, 2021

Police tape stretched across a piece of pie on a plate

Technology

Ebooks Are an Abomination

Ian Bogost

September 14, 2021

Books

The Prophet of Nothingness

Anthony Domestico

September 12, 2021

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: The Uneasy Place of Politics in Fiction

Kate Cray

September 10, 2021

Books

The Writer Who Saw All of This Coming

Sophie Gilbert

September 7, 2021

A split black-and-white image of text from a book and Lauren Groff's face, with Groff's eye superimposed in the center

Poem

Ghosting

Andrea Cohen

October 2021 Issue

Abstract grainy, blue-gray silhouette of woman wearing dress in orange-pink doorway

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: Language Can Build Community—Or Sow Division

Kate Cray

September 3, 2021

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: Cultivate a Love of Reading Early On

Tori Latham

August 27, 2021

Newsletters

The Atlantic Daily: Six Books We Loved This Summer

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 27, 2021

Art of a book cover featuring a beach sunset scene

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: How Fan Fiction Reimagines the Writing Process

Kate Cray

August 20, 2021

illustration of a lightsaber piercing a book

Books

The Books Briefing: Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Atlantic Culture Desk

August 13, 2021

Books

The Political Novel Gets Very, Very Specific

Lily Meyer

August 12, 2021

Poem

What I Remember the Writers Telling Me When I Was Young

William Meredith

August 10, 2021

An illustration of different words for joy (happiness, jocundity, glee, bliss, etc.) arranged in a pyramid, before a bloom of pink and "joy" at the top

Books

Sally Rooney Addresses Her Critics

Caleb Crain

September 2021 Issue

Illustration of two abstract figures, one with reddish hair facing forward and one with blue face and shoulder with long hair

Culture

What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind

Jennifer Senior

September 2021 Issue

Dusty wallet containing ID, credit card, and other items

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: What the Best Translations Share

Kate Cray

August 6, 2021

Words in different languages layered on top of one another

Books

Joseph Campbell’s Woman Problem

James Parker

September 2021 Issue

Black-and-white image from a painting of Philomela clutching a lyre on a red background with a curving, white illustrated arrow wrapping around her

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Identity

Kate Cray

July 30, 2021

Books

How to Write a Kaleidoscopic Character

Oliver Munday

July 23, 2021

A series of panels, the last of which shows Robert McGill

Sections

The Print Edition

What the Trump Books Teach Us

Why Childhood Friendships Feel So Intoxicating

In Defense of Fakeness

The Self-Help That No One Needs Right Now

Human History Gets a Rewrite

The Atlantic Daily: A Poem for a Fall Weekend

The Great Novel of the Internet Was Published in 1925

The Books Briefing: Comics Can Push—And Draw—Boundaries

The Harsh, Central Truth of the Viral ‘Bad Art Friend’ Story

Writing Should Be a Visual Art

W. G. Sebald Ransacked Jewish Lives for His Fictions

Jonathan Franzen’s Best Book Yet

The Last Stop

The Power of Artistic Exile

The Books Briefing: The Essential Qualities of a Book

The Philosopher Who Took Happiness Seriously

Lately, I’ve Taken To

The Dark Reality Behind ‘Cozy Mysteries’

Ebooks Are an Abomination

The Prophet of Nothingness

The Books Briefing: The Uneasy Place of Politics in Fiction

The Writer Who Saw All of This Coming

Ghosting

The Books Briefing: Language Can Build Community—Or Sow Division

The Books Briefing: Cultivate a Love of Reading Early On

The Atlantic Daily: Six Books We Loved This Summer

The Books Briefing: How Fan Fiction Reimagines the Writing Process

The Books Briefing: Books to Get Lost in This Summer

The Political Novel Gets Very, Very Specific

What I Remember the Writers Telling Me When I Was Young

Sally Rooney Addresses Her Critics

What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind

The Books Briefing: What the Best Translations Share

Joseph Campbell’s Woman Problem

The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Identity

How to Write a Kaleidoscopic Character