literature

April 3, 2024

Hands holding a book outside in front of a dog

Books

There Is More Good Than Evil in This Country

Alex Kotlowitz

April 3, 2024

Poem

Drift of Summer, 1965

Victoria Chang

March 31, 2024

a white room with Agnes Martin's paintings on the wall and a round seat in the center

Books Briefing

Obama, the Protagonist

Gal Beckerman

March 29, 2024

Time-Travel Thursdays

Solving a Century-Old Byline Mystery

Shan Wang

March 28, 2024

Books

The Impossible Fight to Live the Life You Want

Lily Meyer

March 27, 2024

Three hands tangled in red string against a pink background

Books

A Clear-Eyed Look at the Early Obama Years

Danielle Amir Jackson

March 26, 2024

silhouette of Barack Obama with a close-up photo of an eye inside

The Atlantic Daily

How America Stopped Trusting the Experts

Isabel Fattal

March 22, 2024

Two people walk together in a snowy NYC park behind a sign that says: "Keep this far apart."

Books Briefing

Reading as a Sensory Experience

Maya Chung

March 22, 2024

Book Recommendations

Six Books That Will Jolt Your Senses Awake

Celine Nguyen

March 20, 2024

A bowl of strawberries, a glass of wine, and a book open on a tablecloth

Books

What Comes After Workism?

Apoorva Tadepalli

March 18, 2024

The Wonder Reader

How to Teach the Thrill of Reading

Isabel Fattal

March 16, 2024

A person laying in the grass and reading

Books Briefing

Choosing America’s Greatest Novels

Gal Beckerman

March 15, 2024

Press Room

The Atlantic Publishes “The Great American Novels,” a New List of the Most Consequential Novels of the Past 100 Years

March 14, 2024

Books

The Great American Novels

The Atlantic Culture Desk

March 14, 2024

Books

The Cowardice of Guernica

Phil Klay

March 12, 2024

Books

A Bloody Retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Tyler Austin Harper

April 2024 Issue

A pencil drawing of an unfinished bust sculpture of the character Jim.

The Wonder Reader

The Mysteries Around Us

Isabel Fattal

March 9, 2024

Front view of a door illuminated with red lighting in dark corridor.

Books Briefing

What to Read Ahead of the Oscars

Emma Sarappo

March 8, 2024

An Oscars statuette over a collage of stills and book covers from the nominated films

Books

The Tyranny of English

Rhian Sasseen

March 5, 2024

a book hovering over a globe with a British flag sticking out of it

Books Briefing

A Memoir Shouldn’t Boss You Around

Gal Beckerman

March 1, 2024

Books

Writing About Yourself Isn’t Inherently Selfish

Tope Folarin

February 29, 2024

Books Briefing

The Strangest Job in the World

Gal Beckerman

February 23, 2024

Book Recommendations

Seven Great Graphic Novels That Go Beyond Words

Kristen Radtke

February 21, 2024

A book with comic speech bubbles floating above it.

Poem

Preface

W. H. Auden

February 21, 2024

two women play harps on a stage, with strokes of dark red across the black ink

Books Briefing

When Ian Fleming Got Sick of James Bond

Emma Sarappo

February 16, 2024

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Twin Drives of Love and Death

Elizabeth Bruenig

February 15, 2024

An orange heart with an arrow through it

Podcasts

What If Your Best Friend Is Your Soulmate?

Hanna Rosin

February 15, 2024

Two people on a bench looking at the water

Books

How to Spend Your Time ‘Poorly’

Hillary Kelly

February 14, 2024

A replica of Henry David Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond

Books

February 9, 2024

A cartoon drawing of a girl looking at a boy with braces.

Ideas

The Founders’ Guide to Happiness

Jeffrey Rosen

February 8, 2024

A collection of portraits of the Founders

Technology

Neal Stephenson’s Most Stunning Prediction

Matteo Wong

February 6, 2024

Sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in black and white next to an arm holding a book

Books Briefing

The Books That Helped Me Adjust to a Big City

Emma Sarappo

February 2, 2024

Book Recommendations

Eight Novels That Truly Capture City Life

Pamela Newton

February 1, 2024

A skyline seen through a chain-link fence

Sections

The Print Edition

Seven Books to Read in the Sunshine

There Is More Good Than Evil in This Country

Drift of Summer, 1965

Obama, the Protagonist

Solving a Century-Old Byline Mystery

The Impossible Fight to Live the Life You Want

A Clear-Eyed Look at the Early Obama Years

How America Stopped Trusting the Experts

Reading as a Sensory Experience

Six Books That Will Jolt Your Senses Awake

What Comes After Workism?

How to Teach the Thrill of Reading

Choosing America’s Greatest Novels

The Atlantic Publishes “The Great American Novels,” a New List of the Most Consequential Novels of the Past 100 Years

The Great American Novels

The Cowardice of Guernica

A Bloody Retelling of Huckleberry Finn

The Mysteries Around Us

What to Read Ahead of the Oscars

The Tyranny of English

A Memoir Shouldn’t Boss You Around

Writing About Yourself Isn’t Inherently Selfish

The Strangest Job in the World

Seven Great Graphic Novels That Go Beyond Words

Preface

When Ian Fleming Got Sick of James Bond

The Twin Drives of Love and Death

What If Your Best Friend Is Your Soulmate?

How to Spend Your Time ‘Poorly’

The James Bond Trap

Marilynne Robinson Makes the Book of Genesis New

What Adults Forget About Reading

The Founders’ Guide to Happiness

Neal Stephenson’s Most Stunning Prediction

The Books That Helped Me Adjust to a Big City

Eight Novels That Truly Capture City Life