literature

July 9, 2023

The Wonder Reader

The Art of Puzzling

Isabel Fattal

July 8, 2023

Books Briefing

The Lonely Narrator’s Journey

Emma Sarappo

July 7, 2023

Books

The Cult Classic That Captures the Stress of Social Alienation

Jane Yong Kim

July 6, 2023

A photo-illustration shows two portraits of the novelist Osamu Dazai against an abstract pastel background

Ideas

Who Really Wrote ‘the Pursuit of Happiness’?

Peter Moore

July 4, 2023

An illustration of an eye superimposed on an image of Thomas Jefferson, against a background of text from the Declaration of Independence.

The Atlantic Daily

Short Novels to Dip Into This Summer

Lora Kelley

July 3, 2023

Two people lay in the grass and read books

The Good Word

A Slow Descent Into Devilish Difficulty

Caleb Madison

July 3, 2023

Print magazine pages with Caleb's Inferno puzzle

Book Recommendations

Five Books That’ll Fit Right Into Your Busy Schedule

Morgan Ome

July 3, 2023

An arch of books floating in the air, one open at the top

Poem

For the Lichens

Jane Hirshfield

July 2, 2023

A collage of yellow, orange, and grey lichen images

Books

When Domestic Life Is Like a Horror Story

Lily Meyer

July 2, 2023

Clothes and brooms hang at the end of a corridor, above a red-patterned rug.

Books Briefing

A Manual for Surviving History

Maya Chung

June 30, 2023

A black-and-white photograph of Eileen Chang

Books

The Juicy Secrets of Everyday Life

Meng Jin

June 30, 2023

Black-and-white image of a Hong Kong street in the mid-20th century, taken by the Shanghainese photographer Fan Ho

Book Recommendations

What to Read When You Want to Reimagine Family

Ilana Masad

June 28, 2023

Four people photographed from behind, hugging each other

Culture

Sara Freeman on How Marriages Implode

Katherine Hu

June 27, 2023

A black-and-white-image of the author Sara Freeman against a mint green background. Black and blue scribbles frame her face.

Books Briefing

Try Listening to Your Literature

Emma Sarappo

June 23, 2023

Books

Tolstoy and Chill

Sam Apple

June 21, 2023

Book Recommendations

Nine Books That Will Actually Make You Laugh

Dan Brooks

June 21, 2023

A black-and-white photo of a man throwing his head back in laughter while holding a book

Books

Death of an Avid Reader

Cynthia Ozick

June 20, 2023

The Atlantic Daily

Six Essential Reads to Understand Juneteenth

Amina Kilpatrick

June 19, 2023

A daytime protest on June 11, 1964, of the slave market in St. Augustine, Florida

Books Briefing

The Powerful Weirdness of Cormac McCarthy

Gal Beckerman

June 16, 2023

Books

The Fundamental Paradox of Latinidad

Geraldo L. Cadava

June 16, 2023

Book Recommendations

What to Read When You’re Feeling Ambitious

Tajja Isen

June 15, 2023

Books

On the Death of Cormac McCarthy

Graeme Wood

June 14, 2023

Press Room

Atlantic Editions, Imprint of The Atlantic and Zando, Announces Three New Titles Coming in October

June 13, 2023

Culture

A Podcast About the Airport Best Sellers We Can’t Escape

Hannah Giorgis

June 12, 2023

An original illustration of planes cris-crossing an open book.

Books Briefing

He saw ‘Redemption Where Others See Brimstone’

Gal Beckerman

June 9, 2023

Book Recommendations

Six Books That Feel Like Puzzles

Ilana Masad

June 5, 2023

Books

The Novelist Who Truly Understood the South

Hamilton Cain

June 4, 2023

Books Briefing

A Nobel Laureate Walks Into a Supermarket

Gal Beckerman

June 2, 2023

The Atlantic Daily

20 Books for This Summer

Gal Beckerman

May 28, 2023

Books Briefing

What You Should Be Reading This Summer

Gal Beckerman

May 26, 2023

The Summer Reading Guide, with a black-and-white photo of two people reading at the beach

Books

The 1880s Political Novel That Could Have Been Written Today

Charlie Ericson

May 22, 2023

Cutouts of drawing of Bloody Sunday against a blue background

Books

A World Without Martin Amis

James Parker

May 21, 2023

Books

My Novel Is a Love Letter My Mother Can’t Read

Jenny Xie

May 19, 2023

An illustration of a city in the background of a face with the shapes of a parent and child holding hands

Books

The Defining Emotion of Modern Life

Sophie Gilbert

May 16, 2023

Image of a young woman from behind, surrounded by a hazy, colorful aura

Books

Writing in the Ruins

Gal Beckerman

June 2023 Issue

Photo-illustration with a photo of the author and half of her head replaced by torn, layered paper in a sculptural shape

Sections

The Print Edition

The Taylor Swift–Joan Didion Effect

The Art of Puzzling

The Lonely Narrator’s Journey

The Cult Classic That Captures the Stress of Social Alienation

Who Really Wrote ‘the Pursuit of Happiness’?

Short Novels to Dip Into This Summer

A Slow Descent Into Devilish Difficulty

Five Books That’ll Fit Right Into Your Busy Schedule

For the Lichens

When Domestic Life Is Like a Horror Story

A Manual for Surviving History

The Juicy Secrets of Everyday Life

What to Read When You Want to Reimagine Family

Sara Freeman on How Marriages Implode

Try Listening to Your Literature

Tolstoy and Chill

Nine Books That Will Actually Make You Laugh

Death of an Avid Reader

Six Essential Reads to Understand Juneteenth

The Powerful Weirdness of Cormac McCarthy

The Fundamental Paradox of Latinidad

What to Read When You’re Feeling Ambitious

On the Death of Cormac McCarthy

Atlantic Editions, Imprint of The Atlantic and Zando, Announces Three New Titles Coming in October

A Podcast About the Airport Best Sellers We Can’t Escape

He saw ‘Redemption Where Others See Brimstone’

Six Books That Feel Like Puzzles

The Novelist Who Truly Understood the South

A Nobel Laureate Walks Into a Supermarket

20 Books for This Summer

What You Should Be Reading This Summer

The 1880s Political Novel That Could Have Been Written Today

A World Without Martin Amis

My Novel Is a Love Letter My Mother Can’t Read

The Defining Emotion of Modern Life

Writing in the Ruins