The Atlantic Announces Adam Kirsch as Senior Editor and Luis Parrales as Staff Writer

"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.""

"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;"

Adam Kirsch joins The Atlantic as a senior editor. He previously worked as a features editor for The Wall Street Journal's Review section and served at publications including The New Republic and Tablet. He is the author of four volumes of poetry and taught seminars on contemporary American fiction and politics at Columbia University's Center for American Studies, including courses on The New York Intellectuals, Writing September 11th, and American Jewish Literature. Luis Parrales moves from fact checker to staff writer, focusing on coverage of faith and religion. He developed fact-checking experience on numerous complex articles and expertise on Concord, Massachusetts.

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