Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 2

Here are 10 of our favorite stories right now from Autostraddle, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Toast, Walrus Magazine, and more.

Author: Mike Dang
Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 23, 2014

Oh, the Humanities! A Reading List Pertaining to the English Major

“Majoring in English was both the joy and bane of my life. I struggled in the face of a Faulkner-heavy Southern Lit course, even though Faulkner remains beloved. I groused through Shakespeare. But I wrote my senior thesis on Michael Chabon. And I transformed my love for editing into a prestigious position on the college newspaper. My Lit Crit class—a notorious gauntlet at my college—introduced me to Derrida’s jeu and the revelation of feminist theory.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 20, 2014

Dying With Dignity: A Reading List About the Right-to-Die Debate

Should patients suffering from terminal illnesses and unbearable pain be able to make the decision to end their lives? Helping the terminally ill end their lives is illegal in all but five states in the U.S. Here, five stories looking at the right-to-die debate.

Author: Mike Dang
Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 15, 2014

Romance, Relationships and Religion: A Reading List

Emily’s picks this weeks includes stories from Jewcy, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, and Religion News Service.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 13, 2014

Taylor Swift Is a Music Business Genius: A Reading List

A brief guide to the music business, according to Taylor Swift: Featuring the Wall Street Journal, Planet Money and The New Yorker.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 7, 2014

Reading List: Summertime and the Reading Is Easy

Five stories about summer from The New Yorker, The Rumpus, Flavorwire, The Paris Review, and Autostraddle.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 7, 2014

‘Friendship’: The Full First Chapter from Emily Gould’s New Novel

Here is the opening chapter of Friendship, the new novel by Emily Gould, who we’ve featured often on Longreads in the past. Thanks to Gould and FSG for sharing it with the Longreads community. You can purchase the full book from WORD Bookstores

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Length: 7 minutes (1,893 words)

The Story of H.M.: The Amnesiac Who Profoundly Changed the Way We Think About Memory

For this week’s Longreads Member Pick, we’re excited to share a story from The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, a new book from science reporter Sam Kean looking at stories about the brain and the history of neuroscience.

Author: Sam Kean
Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 30, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,008 words)

Yes, All Women Part II: A Reading List of Stories Written By Women

My last Yes, All Women reading list was a hit with the Longreads community, so here’s part two. Enjoy 20 pieces by fantastic women writers.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 29, 2014

Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 1

10 stories we love right now, featuring The Awl, Harper’s, Grantland, the Washington Post, and more.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 27, 2014