What I Remember the Writers Telling Me When I Was Young
A poem by William Meredith, published in The Atlantic in 1987
Please Don’t Read at the Beach
A case for going against the grain
Sally Rooney Addresses Her Critics
The Irish writer has been accused of being overly sentimental and insufficiently political. In her new novel, she makes the case for her approach to fiction.
The Books Briefing: What the Best Translations Share
Rendering a work in a new language often becomes a collaboration between the interpreter and the original text: Your weekly guide to the best in books
The Would-Be Savior of Patagonia
Are environmental crusaders like Douglas Tompkins good for the planet?
Joseph Campbell’s Woman Problem
In the writer’s classic study of world myths, women were in the background. A new book aims to change that.
Welcome to the Afterparty of the American Dream
Anthony Veasna So’s electric story collection sketches a world where the lights are dimmer, the truths blurrier, the hangover incoming.
Robin DiAngelo and the Problem With Anti-racist Self-Help
What two new books reveal about the white progressive pursuit of racial virtue
When Pursuing Love Is the Only Option
A new Amazon adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s beloved 1945 novel resists the conventions of costume drama to make a more pointed argument.
The Books Briefing: The Many Sides of Identity
Works that illuminate the intricacies of how we form communities and relate to one another: Your weekly guide to the best in books
Why Do We Look Down On Lonely People?
A new graphic novel argues that even though social isolation is extremely common, it is too easily maligned.
Attention
A poem for Sunday
The Books Briefing: The Dark Side of Athletic Perfection
Technical optimization seems to be threatening the humanity of sports—but moments of passion still peek through: Your weekly guide to the best in books
How to Write a Kaleidoscopic Character
To the author Robert McGill, fiction’s job is to unsettle.
Something Something Alice Munro
A short story
Come In
A poem by Robert Frost, published in The Atlantic in 1941
The Books Briefing: What the Best Travel Writing Can Do
The most enduring works in the genre offer far more than practical guidance: Your weekly guide to the best in books
The Richest Babysitter in the World
A short story
The Rise of Must-Read TV
How your Netflix habit is changing contemporary fiction
Danez Says They Want to Lose Themself in Bops They Can’t Sing Along To
A poem for Sunday