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Literature Is Becoming More Like a Video Game
The Dungeon Crawler Carl series is transforming how an entirely new audience engages with reading.
By Sophia Nguyen
Image 8: People on the escalator at Dragon Con
Melissa Golden for The Atlantic
September 30, 2026,9 AM ET
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Save [...] I saw one person accessorized with a keffiyeh, another in a sagging kangaroo suit.