While snowed in on the West Coast, Frances Badalamenti grapples alone with her father’s death on the other side of what feels like a dying country.
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The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty
More than fifty years ago, one man tried to hold the Coors brewery CEO for ransom. Things went very badly.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Between Mom and Stepmom
Sarah Menkedick reflects on the very different—and complementary—ways in which her mother and her stepmother have nurtured her.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
Posted inNonfiction
Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Prison Born
Research shows that prison nurseries that allow babies to remain with their incarcerated mothers leads to lower recidivism rates for mothers and better outcomes for their children.
Posted inQuotes
On the Right to Die: John Hofsess’ Secret Assisted Suicide Service
At Toronto Life, John Hofsess posthumously reveals the secret assisted suicide service he offered to eight Canadians — among them the poet Al Purdy — on the day of his own assisted death. The maximum penalty for assisted suicide was 14 years in prison. I was raising the stakes: by giving Al a pre-death sedative, […]
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When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes
America’s prison population is rapidly graying. So what happens to the growing pool of older, ailing inmates incarcerated in institutions that weren’t designed to serve as nursing homes?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Getting Reacquainted With the World After Decades in Prison
In the New York Times Magazine, Jon Mooallem follows two ex-convicts who pick up inmates the day they are released and help then navigate through their first day of freedom, which can be unnerving if they’ve been behind bars for more than a decade.
