This week, we’re sharing stories from Sabine Heinlein, Leslie Jamison, Ijeoma Oluo, Eric Newcomer with Brad Stone, and Jill Lepore.
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Longreads Best of 2018: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Brother’s Keeper
Sabine Heinlein tells the heartbreaking story of Terri Been, who has devoted years of her life to saving her brother’s after he was sentenced to death by the state of Texas almost two decades ago for a murder he definitively did not commit.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
When to (Not) Have Kids
At a bleak moment in human history, these essays explore the case for not reproducing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Restless Ghosts of Baiersdorf
A small German town is haunted by its Jewish legacy and antisemitic past.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
Posted inNonfiction
Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2016: Our 25 Most Popular Exclusives of the Year
The most popular stories published on Longreads this year.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2015: Our 10 Most Popular Exclusives of the Year
This year marked Longreads’ first full year producing original stories with many our favorite writers.
Posted inNonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Answer Is Never
Rewriting the false narrative of childlessness.
