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Gal Beckerman
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Staff writer at @TheAtlantic, formerly @nytimesbooks, and author of "How to Be a Dissident."
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Feb 19
    I’ve spent the past year on a search. How do we push back against the forces that feel like they are crushing us right now? How do we resist the dehumanization of our politics, our technology? The answers came from people who pushed back before us: the dissidents...🧵
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Jan 22, 2022
    File under excellent bookstore names.
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    Gal Beckerman
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    May 26, 2021
    Pouring one out — along with a piece of chocolate cake, an ice-cream cone, a pickle, a slice of Swiss cheese, a slice of salami, a lollipop, a piece of cherry pie, a sausage, a cupcake, and a slice of watermelon — for Eric Carle.
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Aug 19, 2023
    Huge scoop: Companies like Meta have been using pirated copies of books from @StephenKing, @MargaretAtwood, @michaelpollan, @DavidGrann, Zadie Smith and many others to train their AI.
    Revealed: The Authors Whose Pirated Books Are Powering Generative AI
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    Gal Beckerman
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    May 16, 2022
    Today is the day we launch @TheAtlantic's expanded books coverage. I'm so excited to share what we have lined up. First, check out our new books landing page, but I'll also add a few highlights in this thread, which will lengthen as the week progresses.
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    Books - The Atlantic
    The Atlantic's coverage on Books
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Jan 10, 2022
    Being at @nytimesbooks has been a dream. I revere the institution and love my colleagues. But I also couldn't be more excited for this new adventure, to be leading the books coverage at a place as hopping as @TheAtlantic. Here's to books and all to come!
    Gal Beckerman, Maya Chung, and Emma Sarappo Join The Atlantic as Editors
    From theatlantic.com
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Feb 27, 2022
    Forgive me some hope in these dark days, but I was inspired by what Zelensky has come to represent and that it's a Jew who is filling this role.
    How Zelensky Gave the World a Jewish Hero
    From theatlantic.com
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Dec 11, 2018
    Mrs. Maisel fans! @TinaJordanNYT and I put together a reading list for you once you're done bingeing. (With a helpful assist from @zinoman)
    Rachel Brosnahan (left) is Miriam 'Midge' Maisel and Marin Hinkle (right) is Rose Weissman, Midge’s mother, in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel."
    If You Love ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ You’ll Love These Books (Published 2018)
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Apr 30, 2020
    I nearly lost my eyesight doing the forensics work on this one, but it is a price I'm willing to pay for bringing joy to the people of book twitter.
    What Do Famous People’s Bookshelves Reveal? (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Gal Beckerman
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    Jan 22, 2022
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    And if you like the genius of this name, visit @patmbooks in Long Beach, a themed activism and social movements bookstore.