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Clay Hickson The Books Briefing: Books to Get Lost in This Summer
Recommendations for wherever you prefer to devour hundreds of pages in a single sitting, whether it’s at the beach or in your home.
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Clay Hickson The Books Briefing: The Best Books to Get Lost in This Summer
Memoirs and novels that satisfy the urge for high drama: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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CLAY HICKSON The Books Briefing: What to Read This Summer
Works that evoke feelings of wonder about the universe, offer smart observations about life, and more: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Books Briefing: The Best Books of 2020
Our favorite titles from a year that has highlighted the particularities of that thing called reading: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Charlie Le Maignan The 15 Best Books of 2020
The memoirs, novels, and poetry that stood out most
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Joy Yamusangie 20 Books to Read in Quarantine This Summer
Our picks for immersive, escapist, or nostalgic reading—wherever you are
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Rose Wong 12 Free Things to Watch, Listen to, and Learn in Quarantine
Our culture writers’ top picks for how to stay entertained—without a streaming subscription
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Naomi Elliott A Pop-Culture Time Capsule of the 2010s
The 27 works, moments, and objects that define the best—and worst—of the past decade
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Naomi Elliott The 15 Best Books of 2019
The novels, reportage, and memoirs that stood out most
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Naomi Elliott The 15 Best TV Moments of 2019
Looking back at a year of memorable television, thanks to Succession, Tuca & Bertie, the World Series, and more
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Naomi Elliott The 7 Most Defining #MeToo Moments of 2019
How the movement continues to spur a cultural reckoning
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Naomi Elliott What We’re Reading This Summer
Atlantic staffers pick 14 books to spend time with this season, including Freshwater, Republic of Spin, Killing and Dying, and more.
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Guille Manchado We Asked You to Vote on Which Holidays You’d Make Official. And the Winner Is ...
Your choice was clear, and now it’s time to celebrate.
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Guille Manchado You Told Us the Holidays You Would Create. Now It’s Time to Vote.
Bravery Day. Deadline Day. A day dedicated to reaching out to the people you’ve lost touch with. Which do you want to see celebrated more broadly?
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Renee Eppler / Getty Let’s Invent a New Holiday
Weird Family Stories Day? Get Back in Touch Day? Resolution Revision Day? Please send us your merriest—or most meaningful—ideas.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The 18 Best Breakouts of 2018
Our critics pick the standout stars they’ll be watching for years to come.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The 19 Best Books of 2018
Highlights from a year of reading, including Ada Limón’s The Carrying, Tommy Orange’s There There, Madeline Miller’s Circe, and more
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The 25 Best Television Episodes of 2018
Standout picks from Atlanta, One Day at a Time, The Terror, Homecoming, The Great British Baking Show, and more
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The 23 Best Albums of 2018
Selections from Megan Thee Stallion, Florence + the Machine, Metallica, and more
