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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic; Getty A New Year Doesn’t Call for a New You
The drive to entirely reinvent ourselves is never stronger than it is in January.
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H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / Getty The Wrong Way to Look at the Past
Americans are taught history through the stories of great men, but no one changes the world alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Stock Montage / Getty What’s the One Book That Explains American Politics Today?
The Atlantic’s writers have chosen books to help you understand the stakes of the midterms.
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Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty Historical Fiction Turns a Life Into a Story
Our day-to-day doesn’t follow an obvious plot. The arc of the past is visible only in hindsight.
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The Atlantic How to Keep Your Book Club From Becoming a Wine Club
Librarians, professors, and literary professionals offer their best advice on how to run a successful group.
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The Atlantic What a Biography Really Reveals
Even when a writer and her subject never meet, excavating a life can uncover hidden truths: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Boris Zhitkov / Getty; Joanne Imperio / The … What a Warming Planet Means for Literature
Worrying about climate change is now just part of life on Earth: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic Life, Literature, This Moment of June
The allure and the friction of city life are never clearer than they are in the summer: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Aaron Epstein / HBO Max The Shadow That Queerbaiting Casts on Gay Romance
Our Flag Means Death features a queer love story, but many viewers still found themselves wondering if they were just imagining it.
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Getty ; The Atlantic Lying Is Its Own Form of Storytelling
In literature, nothing is as fascinating or destabilizing as deception: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic Literature Isn’t Bound by the Rules of Time
In poetry and in prose, past and present can warp, twist, and buckle: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic When the Setting Is the Story
Writers take on the challenge of transporting readers to a place using only words: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban
These 14 titles have been under attack for doing exactly what literature is supposed to do.
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Getty; Adam Maida / The Atlantic This Is a Shakedown
Texas has a book-banning problem.
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hakule / Getty The Star of Norwegian Knitwear
The selburose design wasn’t invented in Norway, but it became a symbol of the country. An Object Lesson.
