Yes, All Women: A Reading List of Stories Written By Women
This week, I present a long list of essays, articles and interviews written by women. Many are about women, too. Some are lighthearted; others reflect on the events of the past week.
On Going Back Home: A Reading List
We are expats and nomads. We are products of multiple countries. We run away from places that don’t feel quite right, only to never find where we belong. These stories celebrate the journey of returning to (or discovering) our roots, and the elusive, ever-evolving concept of home.
Without Chief or Tribe: An Expat’s Guide to Having a Baby in Saudi Arabia
For our latest Longreads Member Pick, we’re thrilled to share a full chapter from Friday Was the Bomb, the new book by Nathan Deuel about moving to the Middle East with his wife in 2008. Deuel has been featured on Longreads in the past, and we’d like to thank him and Dzanc Books for sharing this chapter with the Longreads community.
On College Media Coverage of the UC Santa Barbara Shootings
“This week we salute the staffs of two college newspapers, The Channels (Santa Barbara City College) and The Daily Nexus (UC Santa Barbara) for their ongoing coverage of this tragedy.”
Thoughts From the Sexual Spectrum: A Reading List
This week’s picks includes stories from Policy Mic, Autostraddle, Vocativ, The Toast, and HuffPost Gay Voices.
From Boston to Outer Space: Our College Pick
Aileen Gallagher’s latest story selection, from The Quad at Boston University.
Jesus Land: Our Longreads Member Pick
For this week’s Longreads Member Pick, we’re excited to share the opening chapter of Jesus Land, the bestselling 2012 memoir by Julia Scheeres about her strict Christian upbringing in Indiana, her relationship with her adopted brother David, and the stint they did in a Christian reform school together in the Dominican Republic. Our thanks to Scheeres and Counterpoint Press for sharing this story with the Longreads community.
The Fault in Our Canon: A Reading List About Problems in the Literary Canon
This week’s picks include stories from Anne Ursu, Junot Diaz, Jason Diamond, and Mallory Ortberg.
Dating in the 21st Century: A Reading List
This week’s picks from Emily include stories from GQ, The Toast, Infinite Scroll, and The Atlantic.
An Untamed State: The Opening Chapters from Roxane Gay’s New Novel
Roxane Gay’s new novel, An Untamed State, is out this week, and we’re excited to present the opening chapters with the Longreads community. Our thanks to Gay and Grove Atlantic for sharing it here.