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Bruce Davidson / Magnum What California Means to Writers
Writers have long found inspiration in the Golden State: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Photo-illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: … Learn Your Family’s History
Ordinary photos and stories can connect you with your roots: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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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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Philippe Halsman / Magnum The Value in Decoding Fairy Tales
The simple logic of a fable can reveal something bigger about our culture: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Barbara Alper / Getty The Importance of the Coming-of-Age Novel
The transitions from child to teenager and teenager to adult are full of triumphs and struggles.
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David Turnley / Getty How Should We Teach the Story of Our Country?
Book bans and restrictive laws are threatening to warp the version of American history that kids learn in school: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic; Getty The Wholly Human Art of Poetry
What truly elevates verse is not just what we write but also what inspires us to write it: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Corbis via Getty What Politicians’ Libraries Tell Us
What, and whether, our world leaders read provides crucial insight into their minds and priorities.
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Bettmann / Getty Sports Offer More Than Winning
Female athletes have been subject to harmful expectations for years. They want to bring back the joy.
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Debrocke / ClassicStock / Getty What Kids Learn From Hard Conversations
Talking with children about painful topics can be complicated—but it can help shape their worldview for life.
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Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic; Getty; Prelinger Archives … How Do You Adapt a Book Into a TV Show?
On the challenges of translating the page to the screen: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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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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Tyler Comrie / The Atlantic; Getty A New Year Doesn’t Call for a New You
The drive to entirely reinvent ourselves is never stronger than it is in January.
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Haywood Magee / Picture Post / Hulton Archive … Why Travel Inspires So Many Writers
Journeys force us to consider where we’re headed and what we’ve left behind: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Marie Suchodolski / Hans Lucas / Redux What’s Wrong With Following a Recipe?
On recipes, spontaneity, and time: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Getty; The Atlantic What Successful Memoirs Accomplish
They make personal narrative into art: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic Why It’s So Hard to Write About Science
Understanding something like a pandemic requires engagement with more than just biology: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / Getty The Wrong Way to Look at the Past
Americans are taught history through the stories of great men, but no one changes the world alone: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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The Atlantic What Do Children Owe Their Parents?
Conflict with the people who raised us can alter the course of our lives: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Paul Spella / The Atlantic Political Lessons From America’s Past
The best works of history both clarify the present and hint at what the future might hold: Your weekly guide to the best in books
