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Loving Molly, and Mourning Her: A Husband’s Extraordinary Essay
Blake Butler writes movingly about his late wife, poet Molly Brodak.
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David Lynch Was Here
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
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Announcing the 2021 Longreads Member Drive
Help fund the best stories on the web! As always, 100% of reader contributions funds work from writers, photographers, and illustrators from all around the world.
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Momo’s Deadline
Linda Button on her toughest writing assignment yet: her business partner’s epitaph.
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Uncanny Testimony
As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time.
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Nine Longreads Stories Recognized Across This Year’s ‘Best American’ and ‘Year’s Best’ Series
These essays and features across science, food, and sports are worth a read.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Their Bodies Are Not Considered Their Own’: White Privilege in the Emergency Room
It’s against the law to examine someone without their consent — but one ER doctor’s colleagues do it anyway.
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Stories of Quarantine and Upheaval: A Reading List on the Power of Personal Narrative
During times of isolation and dramatic change, our stories from around the world are an essential global historical record.
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Chasing My Father’s Ghost Through the Swiss Alps
James Jung thought he rode the winding narrow roads of the Alps to memorialize his dad. He was wrong.
