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Longreads Best of 2016: Here Are All of Our No. 1 Story Picks from This Year
All through December, weāll be featuring Longreadsā Best of 2016. To get you ready, hereās a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
One-Minute Readings: Ben Montgomery Remembers Journalist Michael Brick
Above is a brief tribute to journalist Michael Brick, who died in February at the age of 41. The video features Tampa Bay Times writer Ben Montgomery reading from Brickās 2006 New York Times story, āDusk of the Drummerā ā and itās one of many pieces featured in a new collection, Everyone Leaves Behind a Name: True Stories, […]
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
Inside ESPN’s ’30 for 30 Podcasts’ Launch
Producer Jody Avirgan transforms the visual medium of sports into compelling audio stories.
The Strike: Chemicals, Cancer, and the Fight for Health Care
Workers at Momentive Performance Materials had given their lives to the chemical plant. The strike was supposed to save what little they had left.
The Strike: Chemicals, Cancer, and the Fight for Health Care
Workers at Momentive Performance Materials had given their lives to the chemical plant. The strike was supposed to save what little they had left.
Longreads Best of 2016: Sports Writing
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in sports writing.
The Art of Humorous Nonfiction: A Beer in Brooklyn with the King of the A-Heds
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Barry Newman reflects on 43 years of feature stories that explore the eccentric humanity of our world.
The Art of Humorous Nonfiction: A Beer in Brooklyn with the King of the A-Heds
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Barry Newman reflects on 43 years of feature stories that explore the eccentric humanity of our world.

