Ann Hulbert

Literary Editor, @TheAtlantic. Author, Off the Charts: The Hidden Lives and Lessons of American Child Prodigies.

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The invention of the atomic bomb and the computer can both be traced back to the physicist John von Neumann.

Benjamín Labatut’s new novel asks whether von Neumann understood the danger of his creations—and proceeded anyway. https://t.co/oHVWM6hmAz

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Don't miss a chance to read, or reread, George Eliot's Middlemarch—not just for what it reveals about marriage.https://t.co/vxTSmxJC55

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Do we expect fiction to do too much? Zadie Smith’s ambitious new novel, “The Fraud,” puts the genre on trial, Jordan Kisner writes. https://t.co/JRYjEpxd5K

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Reviewers of Heather Clark’s voluminous 2020 biography of Sylvia Plath, “Red Comet,” wondered how there could be anything new to say, @galbeckerman writes in this week's #TheAtlanticBooksBriefing. But Clark delivers something fresh. https://t.co/muZyTZWNMa

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Harriet Beecher Stowe said that Josiah Henson had inspired her most famous character—Uncle Tom. But Henson longed to be recognized by his own name, and for his own achievements, @ClintSmithIII writes: https://t.co/nWk2oRMzXg

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“As I write, a kind of axis forms that makes possible the appearance of certain characters, and I go ahead and fit one detail after another into place, like iron scraps attaching to a magnet.” @harukimurakami_ on how he creates characters: https://t.co/uTfHjzMAzd

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Joe Coscarelli's book about Atlanta rap does something rare in pop music chronicling, @jack_hamilton writes: It doesn't just portray winners, but focuses on strugglers too. https://t.co/B5qQybRNY5

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Writing about Strangers to Ourselves by
@RachelAviv, @jordan_kisner joins her in thinking about psychiatric diagnosis and the endlessly puzzling question, "Who am I now?" https://t.co/XhBjthGCKJ

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For an indispensable guide to Orhan Pamuk's new novel, read @JudithShulevitz on why he writes the way he does https://t.co/kWxc8fsGOk

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Romance novels are dismissed as trash, but their focus on female interiority, pleasure, and aspiration has subversive potential, @sophieGG writes: https://t.co/HbcaGFhDa0

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Cynthia Ozick has written many stories featuring Jewish American characters. In The Atlantic’s September issue, Ozick tells her own story: Right after World War II, she began corresponding with a German soldier—an exchange that has haunted her ever since: https://t.co/DulrWVhzyk

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Who is “The Last White Man” for? Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, @namwalien writes, “offers no news for the nonwhite among us.” https://t.co/z5SyDlBGnH

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Find out what @aoscott means when he says "walking is the key to all Herzogian mythologies."

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In his debut novel, the director Werner Herzog returns to his signature theme—adventurers who share his quixotic compulsions, @aoscott writes. Even in a new medium, Herzog’s defiant strangeness persists:

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"I picked up Slouching Towards Bethlehem in 1975... and something changed inside me, and it has stayed that way for the rest of my life." Caitlin Flanagan on Joan Didion. https://t.co/rYlTBBpJPR

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Today marks the exciting start of The Atlantic's expanded books coverage, "more of what we've always done, and some new offerings," as you'll learn here—and then I hope you'll go explore, and keep coming back for, yes, more. https://t.co/xuPvTft48N

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What happens when a spiritual identity becomes a political one? @TimAlberta writes on where the evangelical movement is now and who it’s fighting against. https://t.co/Rz1L6YRLyq

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.@JenSeniorNY won a Pulitzer Prize for her story about one family’s decades-long search for meaning after 9/11. Read it here. https://t.co/g240FzvbZQ

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Humans love to pin retrograde gender dynamics on our primate cousins, @rebeccagiggs writes. Is that fair? How primate research was hijacked by sexist ideologues:

https://t.co/Pe4choAAh2

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Very exciting!

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Announcing the 2022 5 Under 35 honorees! We are delighted to honor these five debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. | @vulture

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Go Janice!

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Wishing a very happy work anniversary to @TheAtlantic and … me! 14 years!