Pawns, Puppet Heads, and Paranoia: An Eccentrics Reading List
Fascinating, sometimes tragic stories about those whose lives are anything but conventional.
Questioning the Stories We Hold: A Reading List Inspired by Annie Ernaux
“Annie Ernaux reminds me that sometimes things find their meaning only in hindsight.”
Ten Outstanding Stories to Read in 2023
Longtime contributor Pravesh Bhardwaj read and shared 238 short stories on the #longreads Twitter hashtag in 2022. Here are his favorites.
More Than Just an Object: A Collector’s Reading List
What drives so many of us to accumulate unnecessary objects — is it sentiment, obsession, or something more primordial?
Letting Go of The ’90s
Remembering “The ’90s Are Old”
Anatomy of the Mask: A Reading List on Superhero Comics
The adventures of superheroes reveal a lot about the people who created them — and the marginalized communities they represent.
‘This Stuff is Alive’: A Global Folk Music Reading List
Six pieces that demonstrate the timelessness of ever-changing sonic traditions.
‘The Evanescence is the Thing’: Five Writers on the Power of the Dance Floor
Five reads on dancing, techno music, and rave and club culture.
Life on Screen: A Reality Television Reading List
Reality TV: Guilty pleasure or public service?
The Passing of a Monarch: A Reading List on Queen Elizabeth II
A look at the remarkable life and complicated legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Monsters, Mothers, Mulieres: A Reading List on The Women of Classical Antiquity
Five stories of ambitious empresses, fearsome gladiators, and ordinary working-class residents — glimmering snapshots of the female experience in the classical world.
The Substance of Silence: A Reading List About Hermits
Humans are social creatures, and loneliness can be debilitating — yet, many have discovered solace in the solitary life.
The Excesses of Compassion: A Reading List on Fallen Gurus
Stories about spiritual teachers who lose their way.
Voices of Rebirth: A Reading List on Being Indigenous in America
Our lives are so much more than you could possibly imagine.
Odd, Genius, or Something In Between: A Reading List on Writers
“Give me the weird tics, the turns of phrase, the strange beginnings. Give me the writer in their natural habitat.”
More Than a Feeling: A Blues Reading List
A hundred years on from its birth, the music continues to speak to the heart — an art form that also serves as social commentary, communal history, and cathartic release.
What We Save, What We Destroy: A Reading List on Difficult Heritage
The present we inhabit is shaped by the mixed legacies of the past.
An Unseen World: A Reading List about Fermentation
Ferments are found in every culture and cuisine on earth, and the history of their production is deeply interwoven with our own.
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