Atlanta magazine is recognized regionally and nationally for its long-form nonfiction as well as literary essays, columns, and profiles. Here are a few of our favorites.

You Have Thousands of Angels Around You The National Magazine Award–winning story of a young refugee from Burundi who found a home in Atlanta.

The Golden Boy and the Invisible Army The story of a Georgia Tech graduate whose charmed life was cut short by swine flu.

Who Is Kasim Reed? An unprecedented closeup of the man who can't stop trying to fix our city.

The Town That Blew Away A tiny Georgia town weathers a devastating tornado.

In the Shadows Has time finally run out for DragonCon's Ed Kramer?

Spellbinder Unpacking Mitchell Gross's lies.

The Crossing Two lives, one train, and an accident that changed everything.