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The cover of Kory Stamper's new book, True Color, shows a selection of colored paper pieces, each folded to reveal a second color behind the first. The cover is next to a photograph of Stamper, who wears a colorful white and green shirt and has purple hair and glasses.

Defining Color

by Kory Stamper March 19, 2026March 16, 2026

“A deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral, bluer than fiesta, and bluer and stronger than sweet william.”

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Reading List

Ten Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2025

by Longreads January 14, 2025January 9, 2025

Kickstart your reading year with 10 short stories selected by longtime contributor Pravesh Bhardwaj.

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Reading List

Relentless Toil: A Reading List About Filipino Laborers

by Amy DePaul June 15, 2023February 23, 2024

The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.

Nonfiction

Best of 2022: Profiles

by Longreads December 22, 2022June 4, 2025

A great profile accomplishes the nearly impossible by making you feel like you truly know someone you’ve never met. It’s a feat of empathy and insight, the kind of alchemy that turns reporting into rapport. The five examples here span all manner of tone and subject, from victims of gun violence to digital charlatans, but […]

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Story

Things That Able Me

by Christy Tending February 2, 2023February 29, 2024

Christy Tending | Longreads | February 2, 2023 | 14 minutes (3,768 words) There are things that able me. A chair. One person speaking to me at a time. Shoes that are not cute, but spare me nerve pain. A hot bath with epsom salts: so hot it would scald most, but my skin is like […]