A Kendrick Lamar Syllabus By Danielle Jackson The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s work always feels honest, as writers have found when they dive deep into his literary influences.
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winners By Matt Giles This year’s Pulitzer winners include Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, investigative reporting from The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the New Yorker, music from Kendrick Lamar, and more.
10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2018 By Longreads Must-read stories from Han Kang, Porochista Khakpour, and Min Jin Lee.
Longreads Best of 2017: Local Reporting By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in local reporting.
Longreads Best of 2017: Under-Recognized Stories By Longreads Here are the best stories we thought deserved more attention this year.
Longreads Best of 2017: Crime Reporting By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2017 By Longreads The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
Longreads Best of 2017: Science, Technology, and Business Writing By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business, tech, and science writing.
Longreads Best of 2017: Political Writing By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in political writing.
Longreads Best of 2017: Essays By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Longreads Best of 2017: Arts & Culture Writing By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in arts and culture writing.
Longreads Best of 2017: Profile Writing By Michelle Legro We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profile writing.
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative reporting.
Longreads Best of 2017: Food Writing By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories.
Longreads Best of 2017: Sports Writing By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in sports writing.
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks By Longreads Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Unreal Estate: A Reading List About Our Shifting Vision of Home By Ben Huberman In an age of economic and political instability, what do the spaces we dwell in say about us?
Ahead by a Century: A Gord Downie Reading List By Krista Stevens Five pieces about Gord Downie, a man who used his last two years to build a better Canada.
Multi-Level Marketing’s Feminine Mystique: A Reading List By Erin Blakemore The commodification of female friendship began in the suburban living room. Today, it’s booming online.
Wives, Queens, and Other Comedy Heroes: A Reading List By Emily Perper A reading list dedicated to queer and trans comedians, and comedians of color.
The Mastery and Magic of Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah By Danielle Jackson With her profiles of Toni Morrison, Dave Chapelle, James Baldwin, and more, Ghansah is an unparalleled chronicler of black excellence.
The Unknowable Diana, 20 Years On: A Reading List By Erin Blakemore Why were we personally affected by a woman few knew and even fewer ever understood?
Joss Whedon and the Feminist Pedestal: A Reading List By Catherine Cusick A guided reading list on feminism, fandom, and fidelity for Buffy enthusiasts.
How We Got to Here: A Charlottesville Reading List By Longreads This weekend’s events will resonate long after the crowd was dispersed, long after the cable news trucks leave, long after the school year begins.
More Than a Riot Going On: A ‘Detroit’-Inspired Reading List By Danielle Jackson The failures of Kathryn Bigelow’s film undercut the fullness, complexity, and beauty of Detroit.
Failed Promises: A ‘Bachelorette’ Reading List By Ikya Kandula This was the year ‘The Bachelorette’ tried to take on race. Things did not go well.
Longreads Goes to the Movies: A Reading List By Emily Perper Five stories about movies, for your reading pleasure.
A Transgender-Military Reading List By Danielle Tcholakian Thousands of people in the U.S.’s all-volunteer military are transgender.
Our Zombies, Ourselves: An Undead Reading List By Erin Blakemore The zombie movie is more than an easy scare. It’s also become an essential lens through which we can view society.
