Swamps Élysées

Meet Christy Plott Redd, the self-proclaimed queen of “Queen of Gator”. As creative director and co-owner of her family’s alligator tannery (the largest and oldest in the country), she holds court from the bayous of Louisiana to the posh boutiques of Paris.

Published: Apr 21, 2015
Length: 21 minutes (5,400 words)

Graves of the Dead

The story of a mysterious mound, and what was inside: A new Longreads Exclusive from Ken Otterbourg and The New New South.

Published: Apr 22, 2015
Length: 9 minutes (2,439 words)

Khmerican Food

90 percent of all independent doughnut shops in CA are owned by Cambodians. In this James Beard Award nominated story, Richard Parks goes in search of answers.

Source: Lucky Peach
Published: Dec 1, 2012
Length: 17 minutes (4,400 words)

Where Are the Children?

Undocumented migrants are being held for ransom by extortionists who know that they aren’t likely to report the crime.

Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 20, 2015
Length: 37 minutes (9,381 words)

Celebrating Singlehood and Reclaiming the Word ‘Spinster’

An interview with Kate Bolick about the single women in history who helped her understand how she could live on her own terms.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 21, 2015
Length: 19 minutes (4,797 words)

The Soul Man Who Walked Away

A profile of Bill Withers, “one of the few stars in pop-music history to truly walk away from a lucrative career, entirely of his own volition, and never look back.”

Source: Rolling Stone
Published: Apr 14, 2015
Length: 13 minutes (3,270 words)

The Future of Flying

Discussing the future of air travel from inside one of British Airway’s highly realistic £10m Heathrow flight simulators.

Source: Financial Times
Published: Apr 17, 2015
Length: 8 minutes (2,100 words)

The 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Congrats to all the winners and nominees! See some of the winning stories here.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 20, 2015

Moving to Mars

How NASA is preparing its astronauts for for the longest, loneliest voyage ever.

Author: Tom Kizzia
Source: The New Yorker
Published: Apr 20, 2015
Length: 28 minutes (7,000 words)

Rest in Peace: Stories About Death Care

This week: five stories about laying the dead to rest.

Source: Longreads
Published: Apr 19, 2015