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The Atlantic Why It’s So Hard to Write About Science
Understanding something like a pandemic requires engagement with more than just biology: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty One of the Bravest Things a Book Can Do
Writers are uniquely able to uncover—and condemn—a country’s troubles: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Johann Heinrich Tischbein dem Älteren; The Atlantic How Writers Revise the World
Why we retell older stories, and what we gain by doing so: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Clarence Gatson / Gado / Getty Empathy Isn’t Enough
The perils and limits of writing with a moral message: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic; Getty The Allure of the Campus Novel
Why schools provide such fertile ground for fiction: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Getty; The Atlantic The Tricky Task of Writing a Villain
Whether in fiction or in journalism, telling stories about bad guys isn’t clear-cut: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Moises Saman / Magnum How to Tell a War Story
To make sense of bloodshed, writers turn to different genres: Your weekly guide to the best in books
