A Resolute 2017: A Reading List

“As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 1, 2017

‘We Have to Resist’: A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit

The difference between hope and optimism, and the dangers of activism without a plan.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 22, 2016
Length: 10 minutes (2,632 words)

What We Eat When We’re Eating at Christmastime: A Reading List

For many of us who celebrate Christmas, foods are as closely bound to the experience as gift-giving. And making fun of fruitcake has become a time-honored tradition — though thanks to the success of this dedicated fruitcake besmirchment campaign, I suspect many of us have never actually tasted, let alone received or re-gifted, a traditional fruitcake. This reading list celebrates oft-maligned holiday foods like fruitcake and mincemeat pie, along with unlikely new candidates like White Castle and KFC.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 21, 2016

Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 21, 2016

Longreads Best of 2016: Business & Tech Reporting

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in business and tech reporting.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 21, 2016

My Favorite Animal Longreads of 2016

“Not all my favorite animal reads this year are about dogs, or even directly about animals, they’re more about the complex ways humans interact with and react to animals. Some of these are a reach, but they’re all excellent reads with animals (in one case, a Triassic period aquatic crustacean, no really) as the instigator.”

Author: Pam Mandel
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 20, 2016
Length: 4 minutes (1,138 words)

Longreads Best of 2016: Investigative Reporting

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in investigative reporting.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 20, 2016

Doing Her Quiet Thing

Concerned that she’s a “bad victim,” a writer is silent about being raped—until she isn’t.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 20, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3,257 words)

Longreads Best of 2016: Science Writing

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in science writing.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 20, 2016

Longreads Best of 2016: Political Analysis

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in political analysis.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 19, 2016