“The sight of a whiskered nose held just above the water, a small bow wave preceding it, never ceased to lift my spirits.”
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Posted inNonfiction
Our Most-Read Longreads Originals of 2023
The 10 top-performing essays published on Longreads this year.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are featuring stories from Renata Brito and Felipe Dana, Jeff Weiss, Maddy Crowell, Stephen Rodrick, and David Jenkins.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Hush-Hush Affair
“How the NDA became the defining legal document of our time.”
Posted inNewsletter
A “Super” Walk of Contradictions (and Our Top 5)
“To my right is one of the largest manmade toxic holes on Earth. To my left, shelves of coal-colored slag piled twenty feet high. And underfoot, ten thousand miles of poisoned shafts swimming with ghosts.” Hello from Berkeley, California. Our family loves to explore the city’s parks, where we can hike through redwood forests in […]
Posted inReading List
Questioning the Stories We Hold: A Reading List Inspired by Annie Ernaux
Five stories that question the stories we hold about ourselves.
Posted inUncategorized
For the Love of Food and Family
Jaya Saxena answers the Longreads Questionnaire.
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Here’s the Scoop: A Reading List on Ice Cream
Seven stories that celebrate the surprising influence of a humble dessert.
