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A Free-Speech Meltdown
PEN America’s president resigned over an article detailing the isolation and exclusion that many Israeli and Jewish writers feel after…
Tennis’s New Golden Age
The next generation of stars has arrived ahead of schedule.
The Literary Genre That Thrives in Hard Times
Jordan Harper’s new novel proves noir can still channel the crises and neuroses of the moment.
The Classic Novel That Today’s Young Men Should Read
Beneath all the alienation, <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>, which turns 75 this year, has a surprisingly hopeful—and ethical—outlook.
The Surprising Return of the Blockbuster Trump Book
What the wild success of <em>Regime Change</em>, after a long slump in newsy nonfiction, might say about the state of…
The Film Historian Who’s Sick of Movies
After a lifetime spent reviewing them, David Thomson makes a provocative but unconvincing case.
The Incredible Freedom of Not Trying to Look Good
A new book explores the benefits of accepting ugliness instead of trying to change it.
The Slave Ship and the Mayflower
Can the story of America be told by two vessels?
Atlantic Reads: The Housewives Underground With Kaitlyn Tiffany
The <em>Atlantic </em>staff writer Kaitlyn Tiffany and Jeffrey Goldberg, <em>The Atlantic</em>’s editor in chief, discuss Tiffany’s new book, <em>The Housewives…