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.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Who Does She Think She Is?
The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
My Abuser’s Gender Made Me Doubt My Experience
After an assault, Caroline Catlin questions the safety of queerness.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
My Abuser’s Gender Made Me Doubt My Experience
After an assault, Caroline Catlin questions the safety of queerness.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
An Education in Doubt
In her memoir ‘Educated,’ Tara Westover studies herself to safety, but books can’t rescue her from the memories of sustained violence.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story
A Remarkable Child
My friend Sam went back to Brooklyn and his gang of peculiar white buddies watching their endless Stanley Kubrick film festival. I shall not see him again.
Posted inReading List, Unapologetic Women
Wives, Queens, and Other Comedy Heroes: A Reading List
A reading list dedicated to queer and trans comedians, and comedians of color.
Posted inCurrent Events, Discussions, Essays & Criticism, Media, Story
Is Journalism a Form of Activism?
It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in.
