Longreads Best of 2015: Crime Reporting

The best in crime reporting, with picks from Susan Dominus, Steve Kandell, Erika Hayasaki, Chris Vogel, and Brendan O’Connor.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 16, 2015

Longreads Best of 2015: Arts & Culture

The best in arts and culture reporting, with picks by Shannon Proudfoot, Doree Shafrir, Josh Dean, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Jessica Gross, Maud Newton, and Aaron Gilbreath.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 16, 2015

Longreads Best of 2015: Under-Recognized Books

We asked our book editors to tell us about a few books they felt deserved more recognition in 2015. Here they are.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 15, 2015

Longreads Best of 2015: Essays & Criticism

Story picks by Leslie Jamison, Jia Tolentino, Roxane Gay, Tom Scocca, Ann Friedman, Rachel Syme, Francesca Mari, Sari Botton, and Emily Perper.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 15, 2015

Longreads Best of 2015: Sports Writing

The best in sports writing.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 14, 2015

Five People Who Shaped 2015: A Reading List

Here are five people who influenced the world in powerful ways in 2015.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 13, 2015

American Gun Culture is Literally Killing Us: A Reading List

It is impossible to talk about guns without talk about race, class, and gender. This list is only the beginning.

Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 6, 2015

Longreads Best of 2015: Here Are All of Our No. 1 Story Picks from This Year

All through December, we’ll be featuring Longreads’ Best of 2015. To get you ready, here’s a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Dec 1, 2015

Borders: A Reading List

“In this list, I stuck to geography: islands bursting out of the sea, a property feud gone horribly wrong, the billions of dollars backing border control in the American South, and the American South itself.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 30, 2015

An Ode to du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca,’ by Rachel Pastan

“Sometimes a book that is wonderful and well-told and riveting is overlooked. I believe this is the case with Rachel Pastan’s Alena.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Nov 22, 2015
Length: 14 minutes (3,709 words)