Our definition of literary significance is wider, deeper, and weirder than it’s ever been. So what makes a great American novel? These are the 136 books that made The Atlantic’s list. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

wrote something really important theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

We’re excited to announce Ali Breland joining The Atlantic to report on disinformation and extremism, and Julie Beck, Ellen Cushing, and Matteo Wong moving to staff writers. Read their work and more about these moves: theatlantic.com/press-releases…

I wrote about how honeybees are fine, and why we can't quit thinking they're not: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

sorry to be dramatic but basically everything you think you know about bees is incorrect theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Memorial Day fast approaches. Temperatures are creeping up. It's time to figure out what you're reading this summer—and thankfully, we've got recommendations! An absolute blast to work on this again for The Atlantic with amazing colleagues. theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

i ventured into the wild world of.... fancy dog food! theatlantic.com/family/archive…

seriously i ATE DOG FOOD FOR YOU please read this story theatlantic.com/family/archive…

i’ve been thinking about this piece for 2 years theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Amazon's Prime subscription service is the company's greatest—and most terrifying—invention, Ellen Cushing wrote in 2021: theatln.tc/TTLU5ulN

if you're worried about what's happening to bookstores, or cities, or small businesses, or the internet, or your brain, i have an idea... theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

learn how i went from a hardened communal tables hater to a nice girl :) theatlantic.com/family/archive…

I wrote about what it means that Walz and Harris talk about food so much: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…