The Literary Genre That Thrives in Hard Times
admin Jordan Harper’s new novel proves noir can still channel the crises and neuroses of the moment.
Books
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…
A Close-Up Look at the Waste of Modern Life
A new memoir by a Montreal garbageman shows the actual work of cleaning up the world’s junk.
A Night of Dominance and Submission
By staging a mixed-martial-arts melee on the White House lawn, the president expressed the essence of his worldview.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s American Horror Story
The author wrote a tale that challenged the nation’s founding myths. Then it disappeared.