It lasted hardly more than two years: Atavist Books will close at the end of 2014. The venture was backed by a couple of big entertainment names -- Barry Diller and Scott Rudin -- and an announced ...

The publication once known as The Atavist is now “The Atavist Magazine.” Its back-end platform, which allows anyone to create beautiful digital stories, is ditching “Creativist” and taking over the ...

If you thought Medium was the most beautiful way to write on the web, boy, catch a load of the Atavist redesign. Launching today, the National Magazine Award-winning digital magazine turned publishing ...

Atavist, publisher of both technology and ebook-esque stories, is taking a cue from the world of magazines and newspapers by getting into the subscription business. Starting today, readers can sign up ...

With a hat tip to Jane Jacobs, we look at how The Atavist is building sleek platforms for fellow media outlets. A '50s era Maidenform ad. The story of Creatavist has a lot in common with that of the ...

In late October of 2009, the freelance journalist Evan Ratliff invited his editor at Wired, Nick Thompson, over to watch the Alabama-Tennessee game at Ratliff’s Brooklyn apartment. The two got to ...

The web made it easier for anyone to put their writing out in the world. But what happens after the crowd gets used to becoming publishers? They want it to look good, naturally. “There’s a stronger ...

I don't understand some of the specific grievances registered against The Atavist, an intriguing new news product out of Brooklyn. "I thought journalism was about news and not an avenue for someone to ...

William T. Vollmann on assignment in Japan for Byliner Originals. (Photo from Byliner) “The length was one major advantage,” said Mr. Dobbs. “And then once I talked to Evan the multimedia capabilities ...

The Atavist has hired Katia Bachko as its new executive editor, starting next week, according to a staff memo provided to Capital. Before joining Atavist, a digital long-form publisher and platform, ...

Consider this possibility: A reading experience on the iPad that doesn’t awkwardly mimic a newspaper or try to be some hyperkinetic cousin of a paper magazine. One that combines text and multimedia in ...