The Books That Take Revenge, Centuries Later
A new history of the Red Scare prompts the question: Does literature still have enough influence to bring down the powerful?
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Secret to a Good Conversation
A new cultural history embraces talk as an open-ended source of temporary delight.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: FPG / Hulton Archive / Getty. The Secret of How We Move
Two new books show that movement helps us see the rhythms we all share—whether in the angular works of Martha Graham or in the natural choreographies of daily life.
Caco Neves How Charles Dickens Made the Novel New
A new biography argues that the year 1851 marked an artistic renewal for the author.
Alamy; The Atlantic Feeling Bad? Read These Books to Feel Better.
Wallowing in our worst moods can be enthralling, and even educational.
Millennium Images / Gallery Stock Why Are We So Spiteful?
Our culture is pettily vindictive in part because it is unequal. But we cannot punish our way to a more just society.
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