literature

January 15, 2026

Books

A Champion of Modernism, in Literature and Life

Sophia Stewart

January 15, 2026

a black and white photo of margaret anderson collaged with red, blue, and yellow editions of "the little review," her magazine

Books

The Unhappy Literary Families of the Internet Age

Gideon Leek

January 13, 2026

an illustration of a phone turned into a book

Books

Julian Barnes Says Goodbye to the Novel

Adam Begley

February 2026 Issue

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The Wonder Reader

The Messiness of Friendship

Rafaela Jinich

January 10, 2026

Books Briefing

What a Fantasy Can Reveal About Real Life

Boris Kachka

January 9, 2026

Ideas

What the Palisades Fire Took, and What It Left

Kenneth Turan

January 7, 2026

Book Recommendations

Six Books You Can Get Lost In

Erin Somers

January 6, 2026

A video illustration of a book set against moving clouds

Culture

A Deeply Personal Film, but Not in the Way You Might Think

Shirley Li

January 5, 2026

Books

Why Authors Can’t Let Go of Greek Myths

Rachel Vorona Cote

January 5, 2026

sketch of mythical figures against splotches of purple, blue, and orange

The Wonder Reader

Books That Open the Mind

Isabel Fattal

January 3, 2026

Ideas

Trump Books Aren’t Selling Anymore

Paul Farhi

January 3, 2026

Illustration of a stack of books with an image of Donald Trump on the spines

Books Briefing

A Reading Resolution You Can Keep

Emma Sarappo

January 2, 2026

Books

What Dante Is Trying to Tell Us

Eric Bulson

February 2026 Issue

black-and-white engraving of two cloaked figures standing before vast concentric rings of thousands of angels spiraling up toward the sun

Ideas

Reading Is a Vice

Adam Kirsch

January 2, 2026

Cartoon illustration of a young man with a mohawk sprawled on a bed in a messy room, smoking a cigarette and reading a book

Books

A Bizarre, Challenging Book More People Should Read

Robert Rubsam

January 1, 2026

Book Recommendations

Five Books About Going Out That Are Worth Staying In For

Andrew Holter

December 31, 2025

An illustration of a woman reading a book on a couch

The Atlantic Daily

31 Atlantic Stories You Might Have Missed

Bhumika Tharoor

December 30, 2025

a photo collage of Louis CK, a palm tree, and a scene from the Riyadh Comedy Festival

The Atlantic Daily

Some of Our Most-Read Stories of 2025

Emma Williams

December 28, 2025

Book Recommendations

The Best Poetry for Dark Winter Days

The Atlantic Culture Desk

December 26, 2025

A painting of a cabin on a lake in the dark

Ideas

Aphoristic Intelligence Beats Artificial Intelligence

James Geary

December 26, 2025

An illustration of a man pushing a large set of quotation marks up a hill.

Books

The Writer Fueled by Life’s Randomness

Lily Meyer

December 24, 2025

Books

America’s Schools Are Less Divided Than You Think

Jonathan Zimmerman

December 23, 2025

school desk on a distorted tv screen in front of yellow background

Culture

The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World

Maris Kreizman

December 23, 2025

Press Room

The Atlantic Announces Henry Grabar and Judith Shulevitz as Staff Writers and Chris Suellentrop as Senior Editor; Uzodinma Iweala Joins as Contributing Writer

December 22, 2025

Color headshots of new hires, from left to right: Henry Grabar, Judith Shulevitz, Chris Suellentrop, and Uzodinma Iweala

Books

There Were Two Charlie Kirks

Judith Shulevitz

December 22, 2025

A photograph of a white man in a suit that looks is diagonally creased in many places.

Culture

What Jeffrey Epstein Didn’t Understand About Lolita

Graeme Wood

February 2026 Issue

An image of the green cover of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" superimposed over a photo of the lower half of Jeffrey Epstein's face.

Books Briefing

A Peek at an Alternate Venice

Maya Chung

December 19, 2025

Ideas

The ‘Filthy Little Slum Child’ Who Remade the American Right

Franklin Foer

December 18, 2025

A photograph of an older Norman Podhoretz sitting in an armchair in a home library

The Writer’s Way

Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here

Anne Applebaum

December 17, 2025

A color photograph of a Venice canal lined with stucco buildings

The Atlantic Daily

An Absurdist Film About the American Dream

Álex Maroño Porto

December 14, 2025

Julio Torres sits at a desk with a comically large lightbulb and pushpin

Books Briefing

Do We Really Know How Isabel Archer Felt?

Boris Kachka

December 12, 2025

Ideas

How to Be Happy Like Thomas Aquinas

Arthur C. Brooks

December 11, 2025

Illustration of a man holding up a blanket in front of his body with a mutlicolored rectangular pattern and a white smiley face

Ideas

The Return of MAGA’s Favorite Forbidden Book

Idrees Kahloon

December 11, 2025

Shadowy hands reach for a book with a map of Europe on its cover

Trivia

Atlantic Trivia on the Hittites, Hitchcock, Comics, and More

Drew Goins

December 5, 2025

Books Briefing

Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year

Emma Sarappo

December 5, 2025

Sections

The Print Edition

‘To Begin the World Over Again’

A Champion of Modernism, in Literature and Life

The Unhappy Literary Families of the Internet Age

Julian Barnes Says Goodbye to the Novel

The Messiness of Friendship

What a Fantasy Can Reveal About Real Life

What the Palisades Fire Took, and What It Left

Six Books You Can Get Lost In

A Deeply Personal Film, but Not in the Way You Might Think

Why Authors Can’t Let Go of Greek Myths

Books That Open the Mind

Trump Books Aren’t Selling Anymore

A Reading Resolution You Can Keep

What Dante Is Trying to Tell Us

Reading Is a Vice

A Bizarre, Challenging Book More People Should Read

Five Books About Going Out That Are Worth Staying In For

31 Atlantic Stories You Might Have Missed

Some of Our Most-Read Stories of 2025

The Best Poetry for Dark Winter Days

Aphoristic Intelligence Beats Artificial Intelligence

The Writer Fueled by Life’s Randomness

America’s Schools Are Less Divided Than You Think

The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World

The Atlantic Announces Henry Grabar and Judith Shulevitz as Staff Writers and Chris Suellentrop as Senior Editor; Uzodinma Iweala Joins as Contributing Writer

There Were Two Charlie Kirks

What Jeffrey Epstein Didn’t Understand About Lolita

A Peek at an Alternate Venice

The ‘Filthy Little Slum Child’ Who Remade the American Right

Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here

An Absurdist Film About the American Dream

Do We Really Know How Isabel Archer Felt?

How to Be Happy Like Thomas Aquinas

The Return of MAGA’s Favorite Forbidden Book

Atlantic Trivia on the Hittites, Hitchcock, Comics, and More

Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year