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We’re writing with excellent news: Adam Kirsch is joining The Atlantic as a senior editor, and Luis Parrales is stepping into the role of staff writer. First, Adam. Many of you already know Adam from his brilliant and wide-ranging writing—we ran excerpts of his last two books (which you can read here and here), and he has written incisively for us about apocalypse narratives, Benjamín Labatut, and many other subjects. Adam is also the author of four volumes of poetry, and has taught several seminars on contemporary American fiction and politics at Columbia University’s Center for American Studies, including on “The New York Intellectuals,” “Writing September 11th,” and “American Jewish Literature.” Most recently, Adam worked as a features editor for The Wall Street Journal’s Review section. Before that, he has served as an editor, writer, and critic for The New Republic, Tablet, The New York Sun, and The American Scholar. Now Luis. We’re delighted that Luis has agreed to focus on writing full-time, following an impressive stint on the fact-checking team, and building upon his excellent reporting on faith and religion in America and beyond. Luis understands The Atlantic’s mission acutely, and he understands what it takes to achieve Atlantic quality: This past year, he has checked numerous complicated articles featuring characters as varied as Paul Gauguin, Lorne Michaels, Daniel Kehlmann, and J. D. Vance. He has become an expert on the geology (and much else) of Concord, Massachusetts, the starting point of the American Revolution; as well as the making of Ken Burns’s latest documentary. And he has worked on stories about the anti-vaccination movement, among many other topics, with sophistication and care. Before joining The Atlantic, Luis served as an associate editor for arts and culture at The Dispatch. Please join us in congratulating Adam and Luis. Hooray, Adrienne and Jeff
