A Novel to Help You Slow Down
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Welcome back to The Daily’s Sunday culture edition, in which one Atlantic writer or editor reveals what’s keeping them entertained. Today’s special guest is Kristen V. Brown, a staff writer who has covered the privacy concerns plaguing 23andMe, genetic discrimination from health insurers, and why bedbugs could be more horrifying than you think. Kristen is a fan of Still Life, by Sarah Winman, and the sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson, who is a master at imagining life on Earth in the aftermath of climate disasters. She also enjoys watching anything by Jeff Goldblum—including his band performances—and believes that Lacey Chabert may be the true Queen of Christmas (sorry, Mariah). The Culture Survey: Kristen V. Brown Best novel I’ve recently read, and the best work of nonfiction: I just read Still Life, by Sarah Winman; it’s like an antidote to …