Jaya Saxena answers the Longreads Questionnaire.
Longreads
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Jaya Saxena
The former Eater correspondent has a new home—and a full plate. Here, she talks about growing up in NYC, favorite meals, and memorable reads.
A Lifelong Apprenticeship
When it comes to her career, Rachel Hartigan is figuring it out as she goes along.
Bucking Expectations: A Conversation with Rachel Hartigan
Oh, the places you’ll go when you say yes.
Our Top 5: Surrogate Babies, Red Wolves, Monarch Butterflies
In this edition:
ㆍTriplets, unclaimed
ㆍDeath, unreported
ㆍDe-extinction, disputed
ㆍChildren, ferried
ㆍButterflies, tracked
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Emi Nietfeld, Brendan Borrell, Boyce Upholt, Fernando Pinho, and Vann R. Newkirk II.
Ice Cream, with a Swirl of History
The humble dessert’s surprising role in war, organized crime, and more.
How Words Give Shape to Legacies
New York Times writer Sam Roberts on the art of the obituary.
A Top 5 to Tune In To
Our Top 5 Longreads of the Week: War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
