All through December, we’ll be featuring Longreads’ Best of 2016. To get you ready, here’s a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Nonfiction
Everything in Moderation, Including Moderation
Why beer is better for some of us than abstinence.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Nonfiction
Fans, Fiction, and Representation: A New Hope
This is where we are, in the world of fans, fiction, and representation: making progress and mistakes simultaneously.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List
Six James Beard Finalists You Might Have Missed: A Reading List
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 food media awards last week, so it’s a great time to make a cup of tea and cozy up to some excellent food writing.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List
Six James Beard Finalists You Might Have Missed: A Reading List
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 food media awards last week, so it’s a great time to make a cup of tea and cozy up to some excellent food writing.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List
Mallory Ortberg’s Favorite Advice Columns
Mallory Ortberg answers advice at Dear Prudence and is the co-founder of The Toast. Longreads asked her to tell us about her favorite advice columns.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List
Mallory Ortberg’s Favorite Advice Columns
Mallory Ortberg answers advice at Dear Prudence and is the co-founder of The Toast. Longreads asked her to tell us about her favorite advice columns.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction
The Problem With Hollywood’s Portrayal of Pregnant Women
Can Hollywood get pregnant women right?
Posted inBlog Post, Books, Commentary, Nonfiction
Talking to Alice Driver About Violence Against Women in Juárez
Alice Driver, a filmmaker, writer and photographer whose work focuses on human rights, feminism, and activism, has written extensively about Juárez.
Posted inAuthor Notes, Blog Post, Commentary, Discussions
In Praise of Public Pitching
I’ve always been fascinated by how narrative journalism gets commissioned, reported, and published–but the most perplexing part of the entire system is the continued power imbalance between writers and publishers. This imbalance persists in spite of the internet “democratizing” publishing. More digital publishers are embracing feature writing, but the process behind the scenes feels stuck in the past–a time-consuming marathon of […]