literature

September 9, 2026

Two women in bikinis splayed out on plastic lounge chairs.

Books

The Sadness of Being the ‘Last Man’

Gal Beckerman

September 9, 2026

Statute of a man standing in the middle of the water covered with fog

Books Briefing

What Tech Titans Don’t Understand About Sci-Fi

Boris Kachka

September 4, 2026

Culture

Gloria Steinem’s Feminism for All

Sophie Gilbert

September 3, 2026

Gloria Steinem walking in Midtown Manhattan

Books

What Howard Zinn Got Wrong

Heath W. Carter

September 1, 2026

A man with gray, full hair speaking loudly into a microphone

Book Recommendations

What to Read to Wake Up Your Brain

Sophia Stewart

August 30, 2026

A book with shining rays of light coming out

Books Briefing

What Dolly Parton Knew About Reading

Emma Sarappo

August 28, 2026

Books

Is the Wake for Wokeness Premature?

Charles Finch

August 28, 2026

Illustration of two women hugging sadly with eyes closed.

Humor

Why I Am Right About AI

Paul “Claude” Gigot

August 27, 2026

An illustration of a pixelated hand making a writing motion

Ideas

The Jason Arday Truthers

Helen Lewis

August 26, 2026

A woman holds up a photograph of Jason Arday amid a crowd of people.

Books

Portrait of the Artist as a Movie Star

Sophie Gilbert

August 25, 2026

Press Room

The Atlantic Announces Ian Bogost and Gabby Deutch as Staff Writers, and Nick Summers and Talya Zax as Senior Editors

August 18, 2026

From left: Ian Bogost, Gabby Deutch, Nick Summers, and Talya Zax

Ideas

Jason Arday’s Final Self-Delusion

Graeme Wood

August 18, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Jason Arday

Culture

The High Priestess of the Ordinary

Hillary Kelly

August 17, 2026

Mary Orchard, smiling knowingly and appearing before a body of water that contains several ships.

Culture

The Truths That Failed Jason Arday

Tyler Austin Harper

August 15, 2026

The Cambridge professor Jason Arday speaking on stage during a conference in 2024

Books Briefing

A Bleak, Violent Novel’s Unexpected Delights

Emma Sarappo

August 14, 2026

Time-Travel Thursdays

The Lesson Watergate Was Supposed to Teach

Jake Lundberg

August 13, 2026

Books

A Deeply Layered Novel About Masculinity

Lily Meyer

August 11, 2026

A blurry black-and-white photo of kids outside

Books

Marlon James Returns to Realism, and to Jamaica

Stephanie Burt

September 2026 Issue

Two male figures stand facing each other amid purple shadowy shapes, their hands clasped.

Press Room

The Atlantic’s September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper’s “Confessions of a Token Black Professor”

August 10, 2026

Books

Hard-Luck Men in Hardscrabble Towns

Mark Oppenheimer

September 2026 Issue

collage-style illustration with 4 photographs of lake, row of brownstones, people working in factory, hands with sewing machine, overlaying factory smokestack and photo of author

Books Briefing

The Genre That’s a Shortcut to Wisdom

Emma Sarappo

August 7, 2026

Press Room

The Atlantic Announces Madeleine Carlisle and Danyel Smith as Staff Writers

August 7, 2026

Ideas

Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam

Walt Hunter

September 2026 Issue

Books

Icarus in the Faculty Lounge

Daniel Engber

August 6, 2026

Books

How Theory Took Over the World

Lynn Steger Strong

August 6, 2026

Collage of men's faces over a blue, white and red flag

Technology

Someone Is Mysteriously Snapping Up Used Books Around the World

Alex Reisner

August 5, 2026

Books Briefing

Kafka’s Most Entertaining Stories

Boris Kachka

July 31, 2026

Ideas

What the Fauci Diary Reveals About Washington

Mark Leibovich

July 31, 2026

Photo-illustrated collage showing Anthony Fauci, a sheet of blue lined paper, and handwritten text.

Books

Why Animal Narrators Are All the Rage

Rachel Vorona Cote

July 30, 2026

Illustration of a dog walking across a giant book and looking at the sun

Books

The Revelatory Cringe of Anthony Fauci

Gal Beckerman

July 29, 2026

A pink diary against a blue background that reads "Property of Anthony Fauci"

Books

The Most Interesting Part of Your Life

Lily Meyer

July 28, 2026

a bird flying over a book in three panels with the middle part being the most dynamic

Technology

Is This What Comes After AI Slop?

Will Oremus

July 27, 2026

Ideas

An Odyssey for Our Own Time

Peter Wehner

July 27, 2026

Odysseus looks ahead with a past version of himself in military uniform lurking above his shoulder.

Ideas

The Bible Belongs in the Classroom

Adam Kirsch

July 27, 2026

Composite image with a close-up photo of a person reading the Bible on the left and a photo of students sitting at desks in a classroom on the right.

Culture

Odysseus’s Confession

Luis Parrales

July 26, 2026

black and white photo of Matt Damon as Odysseus

Sections

The Print Edition

A Great Novel Becomes a Bad Show

The Sadness of Being the ‘Last Man’

What Tech Titans Don’t Understand About Sci-Fi

Gloria Steinem’s Feminism for All

What Howard Zinn Got Wrong

What to Read to Wake Up Your Brain

What Dolly Parton Knew About Reading

Is the Wake for Wokeness Premature?

Why I Am Right About AI

The Jason Arday Truthers

Portrait of the Artist as a Movie Star

The Atlantic Announces Ian Bogost and Gabby Deutch as Staff Writers, and Nick Summers and Talya Zax as Senior Editors

Jason Arday’s Final Self-Delusion

The High Priestess of the Ordinary

The Truths That Failed Jason Arday

A Bleak, Violent Novel’s Unexpected Delights

The Lesson Watergate Was Supposed to Teach

A Deeply Layered Novel About Masculinity

Marlon James Returns to Realism, and to Jamaica

The Atlantic’s September Cover: Tyler Austin Harper’s “Confessions of a Token Black Professor”

Hard-Luck Men in Hardscrabble Towns

The Genre That’s a Shortcut to Wisdom

The Atlantic Announces Madeleine Carlisle and Danyel Smith as Staff Writers

Bring Back the Blue-Book Exam

Icarus in the Faculty Lounge

How Theory Took Over the World

Someone Is Mysteriously Snapping Up Used Books Around the World

Kafka’s Most Entertaining Stories

What the Fauci Diary Reveals About Washington

Why Animal Narrators Are All the Rage

The Revelatory Cringe of Anthony Fauci

The Most Interesting Part of Your Life

Is This What Comes After AI Slop?

An Odyssey for Our Own Time

The Bible Belongs in the Classroom

Odysseus’s Confession