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Illustration by Matt Chase / The Atlantic The Gift of Rereading
Returning to a book you’ve already finished is an underrated pursuit in a fast-paced world: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Richard Sandler The Strange Intimacy of New York City
Look at these unfiltered photos of a bygone era. Then look again.
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Neon Films A Courtroom Drama With an Indecipherable Culprit
Saint Omer turns a true crime into a complicated elegy.
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Trent Parke / Magnum How It Feels to Lose a Utopia
Stories about idyllic worlds that have disappeared can be the best reminders of the beauty that is still in our reach: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic All the World’s a Scheme
A juicy ruse can elevate a literary plot: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Welcome to Saturday Night in America
The best time of the week captured by eight photographers in eight different cities across America
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty The Boundaries a Romance Novel Can Break
A subversive love story is a great antidote to a stunted imagination: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Adam Maida / The Atlantic There’s Nothing Like a Great Takedown
A negative review can be a beautiful thing: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic What a Book Can Do for a Girl
A story that changes how a child sees can, in no small way, change her life: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Bettmann / Getty The Inner Lives of Animals
Writers wonder if animals have minds like ours—and how important that question is: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Coco Olakunle / FX Atlanta Confronts the Spectacle of White Ignorance
The show’s long-awaited third season revisits the idea that race is a performance, one as horrifying as it is hilarious.
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Getty; The Atlantic Can a Self-Help Book Really Change Your Life?
The genre promises easy fixes for intractable problems, but some conflicts can’t be solved by individuals alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Donald Uhrbrock / Getty The Books 20 Years in the Making
Highly anticipated novels from authors who waited decades to return: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Peter van Agtmael / Magnum Truth Is Stranger Than Autofiction
Works that reveal or revise the lives of their authors: Your weekly guide to the best in books
