With “The Silence of the Lambs” hitting theaters, Orion wanted a hit. They didn’t anticipate an antihero.
Search results
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Craig Whitlock, Keren Blankfield, Ash Sanders, C.J. Hauser, and Brian Kevin.
All the Stories Nominated for the 2022 National Magazine Awards
Consider this your reading list for the next few weeks.
Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
‘I Was Trapped Forever In This Present Tense’: Carmen Maria Machado on Surviving Abuse
“She was always afraid of my voice. That was the defining factor of our relationship — fear of what I would say and write and do. She’s afraid of … the narrative that I possess.”
Anyone’s Son
Cody Dalton Eyre, a 20-year-old Alaskan Native, was having a mental health crisis on Christmas Eve, 2017 when his mother called 911 for help. So why did police officers end up shooting and killing him?
The Lost Boys of #MeToo
When we hear “sexual abuse” we think “women and girls.” But Hollywood’s boy actors are suffering in a different way.
Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter One: A Quiet Man
When a bomb exploded in a tiny desert town, there was no doubt who did it. But no one could understand why.
Behind the Scenes of Longform Storytelling: A Reading List
These stories will give you an idea of the strength and skill that goes into creating engaging literary journalism.

