Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: A Better Way to Raise Sons

Works that reshape ideas about masculinity for fathers and their children: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• June 11, 2021

The Books Briefing: Works That Chart New Queer Narratives

Stories on visibility, self-understanding, and the development of queerness as an identity: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• June 4, 2021

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

• The Atlantic Culture Desk
• May 28, 2021

The Books Briefing: The Wellness Dystopia

Works that unpack the dubious connection between consumption and health: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• May 21, 2021

The Books Briefing: What’s Wrong With Following a Recipe?

On recipes, spontaneity, and time: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• May 14, 2021

The Books Briefing: Why the Graphic-Novel Format Can Be Perfect for Memoirists

Illustrated memoirs offer an expansiveness that prose ones sometimes cannot: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Tori Latham
• May 7, 2021

The Books Briefing: How to Be Happy

Everyone says they want to be happy. But do we mean the same thing? Your weekly guide to the best in books.

• Mary Stachyra Lopez
• April 30, 2021

The Books Briefing: The New Literature of Burnout

A memoir of life in Silicon Valley, a capitalist satire, a novel that envisions a better future, and more: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• April 23, 2021

The Books Briefing: The New Legacy of America’s Wilderness

Humanity’s long and complex relationships with the natural world: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• April 16, 2021

The Books Briefing: Miss the Movies? Read the Books.

Even if you're not going to theaters or streaming on demand, you can still curl up with the original works: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Mary Stachyra Lopez
• April 9, 2021

The Books Briefing: Beverly Cleary Saw Kids as They Are

Our staff share some of the children’s books that helped them identify and work through difficult emotions early in life: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• April 2, 2021

The Books Briefing: Foodie Culture Will Change Again

Cookbooks and food memoirs to take you into post-pandemic life: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Tori Latham
• March 26, 2021

The Books Briefing: The Techno-Future Is Now

What’s passed and what’s yet to come: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• March 19, 2021

The Books Briefing: Meghan Markle’s Story Is Devastating and Familiar

The many people the monarchy has hurt: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• March 12, 2021

The Books Briefing: Gender Equality Is Valuable but Vague

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Rosa Inocencio Smith
• March 5, 2021

The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Loneliness

Time alone can offer a restorative pause; it can also just feel lonely: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• February 26, 2021

The Books Briefing: The Works That Changed Our Understanding of America

Exploring the ideas that shape our national life: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Mary Stachyra Lopez
• February 19, 2021

The Books Briefing: Overlooked Stories of Black American Life

American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Kate Cray
• February 12, 2021

The Books Briefing: Murder, They Wrote

Crime fiction is having a moment right now: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Tori Latham
• February 5, 2021

The Books Briefing: 5 Short Stories to Read This Weekend

Exploring the diversity of The Atlantic’s original fiction: Your weekly guide to the best in books

• Oliver Munday
• January 29, 2021