The Atlantic Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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No Longer Human
Osamu DazaiThe AtlanticA potent portrait of social alienation, "No Longer Human" still reads with an apt urgency. @janewhykim on Osamu Dazai's cult classic, 75 years after it was first published: https://t.co/DUNXPIoReK
Hardcover, 2022
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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America
James FallowsThe Atlantic"The importance of flexible, local-level innovation, and the fertile creativity of American society at all its levels, is one of the most familiar themes in American history." The ideas behind HBO's #OurTowns, based on reporting by James and Deb Fallows: https://t.co/3Yf8yewcNq
Paperback, 2019
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first bookNo Longer Human
Osamu DazaiThe AtlanticA potent portrait of social alienation, "No Longer Human" still reads with an apt urgency. @janewhykim on Osamu Dazai's cult classic, 75 years after it was first published: https://t.co/x9tQnOpr2e
Hardcover, 2022
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10:04: A Novel
Ben LernerThe AtlanticToday’s book recommendation: Ben Lerner’s autofictional “10:04” follows a New York author struggling with personal and professional crises, including a potentially fatal diagnosis, as a surge of storms hits the city. Find more suggestions here: https://t.co/sOatdbjcLL
Paperback, 2015
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My Antonia: Premium Edition
Willa CatherThe AtlanticToday’s Atlantic-approved book recommendation: "My Ántonia." Willa Cather's moving story of human connection across time is a page-turner propelled by a deeply emotionally intelligent voice, Kali Fajardo-Anstine writes. Find more suggestions here: https://t.co/QJveJ7otNE
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Washington Square
Henry JamesThe AtlanticMany books dramatize the dangers of knowledge. Perhaps more interesting are those books that envision the joys, even the wisdom, of unknowing, @tony_domestico writes. For today's book rec, try: "Washington Square," by Henry James. https://t.co/7bmWsLwVx0
Paperback, 2010
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Patriot: A Memoir
Alexei NavalnyThe AtlanticAs he was writing his memoir, first in freedom and then from a cell, Navalny understood just how compelling the book would be, especially if he didn’t live to complete it... He did, in fact, die in state custody this year under mysterious circumstances. But this book continues to speak for him...
Hardcover, 2024
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The Iliad
HomerThe AtlanticThe experience of reading Homer must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of a new translation. In her version of the Iliad, Wilson enlivens the epic with rich sanguinary nutrients... [her] translation is zippy, and it zips the reader to a place and time of alien savagery.
Paperback, 2024
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The Unknown Masterpiece
Honoré de BalzacThe AtlanticToday’s book recommendation: “The Unknown Masterpiece,” by Honoré de Balzac. “Balzac’s novella … is about the sacrifices that artists are willing to make for their art, and whether or not universal beauty exists,” @farahstlouis writes. https://t.co/qFh4pTuXho
Paperback, 2025
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The Last White Man
Mohsin HamidThe AtlanticWho is “The Last White Man” for? Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, @namwalien writes, “offers no news for the nonwhite among us.” https://t.co/bDnw3cHgMn
Paperback, 2023
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