Book Recommendations
The Atlantic recommends books to read, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, and more.
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Illustration by Shira Inbar Eight Books That Will Change Your Perspective
One of the joys of reading is encountering someone else’s awakening on the page.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani Five Books for People Who Really Love Books
These five titles focus on the many connections we can form with what we read.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Yagi Studio / … What to Read to Understand How People Get Tricked
Each of these titles will stick with you and, perhaps, make you more likely to realize when you’re not seeing the truth.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. Eight Books to Read If You’re in a Creative Slump
These books dispense practical advice on managing one’s ambitions—or describe the dread of writer’s block with precision and humor.
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Carl Godfrey for The Atlantic What to Read When You Have Only Half an Hour
A short story has velocity and verve, and the best ones create an immediate, instinctual bond between the reader and the characters.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani Nine Books About Aging, Growing, and Changing
Moments of great physical upheaval can be accompanied by great revelations.
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25 Books to Get Lost in This Summer
The Atlantic’s writers and editors have chosen fiction and nonfiction to match all sorts of moods.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Shutterstock; Getty. The ‘Lurid Metaphors’ of Illness
Meghan O’Rourke recommends her favorite books about sickness and health.
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Brian Lackey / Gallery Stock Six Books That Explore What’s Out There
These titles reflect on what drives our species to seek out the uncharted and unknown.
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Kim Kulish / Corbis / Getty Bringing a Social Movement to Life
The author Adam Hochschild recommends books that vividly illustrate moments of great change.
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Getty Eight Cookbooks Worth Reading Cover to Cover
Flag dishes you want to make, or don’t: The point of this practice is pleasure, not pragmatism.
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Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton for The Atlantic Six Cult Classics You Have to Read
As word of mouth about a book spreads, it begins to spark with a special kind of electricity.
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Brian Lackey / Gallery Stock Seven Books to Read in the Sunshine
Enjoying literature at a park, a beach, or an open-air café encourages a particular leisurely frame of mind.
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Lisa Corson / GalleryStock Six Books That Will Jolt Your Senses Awake
Reading can help us cultivate a more patient, attentive state of mind by highlighting the beauty present in our day-to-day lives.
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Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: … What to Read Ahead of the Oscars
Publishing and film have long had a special relationship.
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Bruce Davidson / Magnum Seven Books That Explain How Hollywood Actually Works
These titles shed light on an industry that’s always bubbling with drama beneath the surface.
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Dr. Paul Wolff & Tritschler / Corbis / … A Memoir Shouldn’t Boss You Around
Lily Meyer recommends books that recollect personal experience without being prescriptive.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Saranya Yuenyong / … Seven Great Graphic Novels That Go Beyond Words
These titles demonstrate how text and image can blend together to convey one voice.
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Illustration by The Atlantic Six Books About Winter as It Once Was
These titles remind us of the season’s long-established joys and its necessary quiet, even as the climate changes.
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Susuan Wood / Getty The Books That Helped Me Adjust to a Big City
When I moved to D.C., I turned to reading to help me understand the history, and the spirit, of my new home.
