What To Read

Editor's note: As part of Tertulia's ongoing partnership with The Atlantic, we are proud to share this list of recent titles by the magazine's staff.

Since 1857, The Atlantic has been a home for some of the best writers of the day, from Charles Dickens and Louisa May Alcott to W. E. B. DuBois and Sylvia Plath. The Atlantic’s editorial staff are continuing this legacy, with new works of poetry, novels, and nonfiction novels, works of nonfiction, and poetry collections. Peek inside the microcosm of One Direction fandom; venture beyond the confines of your human senses with a journey into the animal kingdom; and track the rise of authoritarianism in America and across the world. Check out these titles today, for the latest in a long tradition of literary excellence.

Above Ground by Clint Smith

The Cruelty Is the Point: Why Trump's America Endures by Adam Serwer

Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

Life On Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter by John Hendrickson

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xotchitl Gonzalez

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman

The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal--And How to Set Them Right by Adam Harris

Talent by Juliet Lapidos

Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission by Mark Leibovich

Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne Applebaum

Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World by Olga Khazan