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Silhouette of two young woman in profile, alongside a sign for Grover Cleveland High School
Posted inNonfiction

Wearing All the Hats: A Chat with the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue

by Brendan O'Meara September 21, 2022November 9, 2022

In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Seyward Darby about “Fault Lines,” her Atavist writing debut.

Posted inNonfiction

‘This Wasn’t His First Time’

by Longreads May 4, 2022October 12, 2022

A kidnapping deemed a hoax, the newbie detective who cracked the case, and the Harvard-trained lawyer whose mental unraveling set the whole story in motion.

Handcuffs lying on a page of fingerprints
Posted inNonfiction

How to Save True Crime: A Reading List of Wrongful Conviction Stories

by Maurice Chammah March 16, 2022November 1, 2022

Stories about wrongful convictions open our eyes to systemic injustices in the U.S. court system. Maurice Chammah, a staff writer at The Marshall Project, compiles his recommended longreads within the genre.

Posted inStory

The Hare Krishnas of Coal Country

by Ashley Stimpson February 17, 2022October 14, 2022

The world is full of make-believe. Some of it is sweet, some of it is sick. It persists because we have found no other antidote for pain.

Posted inNonfiction

A Sketch Artist, a Grieving Mother, and An Unsolved Mystery

by Longreads September 8, 2021October 12, 2022

They set out to solve a cold case. The more they dug, the more terrifying the truth became.

Posted inCrime, Feature, Featured, Story

‘What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done?’

by Longreads June 8, 2021October 12, 2022

In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.

Posted inBooks, Crime, Current Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Writing

‘Can You Imagine How That Felt?’: Blake Bailey’s Predations, As Told By His Students

by Seyward Darby April 30, 2021October 19, 2022

The inside story of author Blake Bailey’s grooming of middle-school girls.

Posted inNonfiction

Don’t F**K With the Pet Detectives

by Longreads March 9, 2021October 12, 2022

To catch a serial killer.

Posted inBusiness, Crime, Current Events, Featured, Highlight, Nonfiction

The Silencing of #MeToo Reporting in Germany

by Seyward Darby January 28, 2021October 19, 2022

How an HIV specialist in Germany is using media law to erase reporting of sexual abuse allegations against him.

Posted inNonfiction

Longreads Best of 2020: Crime Reporting

by Carolyn Wells December 7, 2020October 13, 2022

Our top picks in Crime Reporting for 2020.

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