Sirte and Misrata, Libya’s Last Battle

Clare Morgana Gillis recalls her days reporting in Libya with James Foley.

Published: Sep 30, 2014
Length: 18 minutes (4,694 words)

Interview: Vela Magazine Founder Sarah Menkedick on Women Writers and Sustainable Publishing

Menkedick chatted with Longreads about her own path as a writer, the writer’s decision to work for free, building a sustainable online publication, and the importance of featuring diverse voices in women’s nonfiction.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 2, 2014
Length: 9 minutes (2,399 words)

Searching for the Good Life in the Bakken Oil Fields

A seven-year oil boom in North Dakota has drawn thousands of investors, laborers, and fortune-seekers. The author settles in behind the counter of a local truck stop to see for herself how much of the American Dream can be found in the Bakken oil fields.

Author: Maya Rao
Source: The Atlantic
Published: Sep 29, 2014
Length: 23 minutes (5,887 words)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is an American Hero

An interview with the legendary Supreme Court justice on everything from feminism to what her grandchildren think of her recent internet fame.

Published: Sep 28, 2014
Length: 20 minutes (5,232 words)

Zimmerman Family Values

Amanda Robb meets George Zimmerman’s family and learns about their paranoia and get-rich-quick schemes.

Source: GQ
Published: Sep 30, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,923 words)

#Nightshift: Excerpts from an Instagram Essay

Late night at the Dunkin Donuts: A series of stories by Jeff Sharlet.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Length: 11 minutes (2,802 words)

Elon Musk: How We’re Going to Colonize Mars

An in-depth interview with the SpaceX founder on how we could make it to Mars—and why it’s important for us to get there.

Source: Aeon
Published: Sep 30, 2014
Length: 27 minutes (6,900 words)

The Leftovers

Paula Deen is making millions as a martyr.

Source: Matter
Published: Sep 29, 2014
Length: 28 minutes (7,198 words)

The Machine Is a Garden

In 1898, an unassuming British stenographer hatched the idea of “garden cities” as an antidote to dirty, crowded London. Today, a resurgence of that idea is spreading through cities across the planet.

Source: Foreign Policy
Published: Sep 26, 2014
Length: 16 minutes (4,000 words)

Your Inner Drone: The Politics of the Automated Future

A new Longreads Exclusive from Nicholas Carr‘s new book, The Glass Cage, out today. Our thanks to Carr for sharing this piece with the Longreads community.

Source: Longreads
Published: Sep 30, 2014
Length: 15 minutes (3,831 words)