An Unabashedly Intellectual Murder Mystery
Cristina Rivera Garza’s newly translated novel evokes a mixture of numbness and anxiety in the face of incessant violence.
Sign up for our culture editors’ weekly recommendations of the best in books.
Latest Books Stories
See all
Illustration by Benjamin Marra Six Older Books That Deserve to Be Popular Today
In recent years, these titles have found themselves justifiably rescued from oblivion.Heritage Images / Getty Seven Books That Capture How Love Really Feels
These books are all exquisite arguments for the necessity of stories about romance.Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic What to Read When the Odds Are Against You
Literature is full of reminders that long odds can sometimes be surmounted.Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: csa-archive / Getty Five Books That Offer Readers Intellectual Exercise
Each of these titles exercises a different kind of reading muscle so that you can choose the one that will push you most.
Illustration by Anna Morrison Photo-illustration by Ben Denzer. Source: Paul Denzer. Brian Kanagaki for The Atlantic Illustration by Katherine Lam
Sign up for our culture editors’ weekly recommendations of the best in books.
The Atlantic Ramon Haindl / Connected Archives Miki Lowe Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heritage Art / Getty; channarongsds / Getty
