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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape Rukmini Callimachi | New York Times | Aug. 13, 2015 | 16 minutes (4,011 words) Twenty-one […]
Borders: A Reading List
In reading for this list, I read about all sorts of boundaries—in jazz music, in science fiction and in desert landscapes. Borders are implicit in the designation of which bookshelves belong to me and which are my partner’s.
Five People Who Shaped 2015: A Reading List
Here are five people who influenced the world in powerful ways in 2015.
Borders: A Reading List
In reading for this list, I read about all sorts of boundaries—in jazz music, in science fiction and in desert landscapes. Borders are implicit in the designation of which bookshelves belong to me and which are my partner’s.
Making More Magazines: A Reading List
Last year, Longreads published a list with behind-the-scenes stories about magazines. Last week, Anne Helen Petersen published an article about the state of Tiger Beat for BuzzFeed News. Inspired, I decided to create an addendum to Making the Magazine.
Living With Depression: A Reading List
“We read to know that we are not alone,” so sayeth C.S. Lewis, via William Nicholson. I want you to know that this holiday season, you are not alone.
The Skin I’m In: Stories By Writers of Color
I wanted to share these stories about love and music and beauty and family.

