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Almost Home

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 6, 2021March 5, 2026

Pete Candler reflects on growing up in the South, legacy, and a place rooted in white supremacy.

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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks

by Longreads December 29, 2022

All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.

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Tom Cat

by Jennifer Thuy Vi Nguyen November 6, 2025November 6, 2025

On duality, detachment, and life and death decisions.

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Dead Moms Club: A Mother’s Day Reading List

by Claire Hodgdon April 25, 2023February 29, 2024

Eight thoughtful reading recommendations for those who’ve lost their moms.

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Best of 2025: All Our Number One Story Picks

by Longreads December 17, 2025December 19, 2025

Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 16, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Michael Wilson, Joseph Bien-Kahn, Jason Anthony, AC Shelton, and Tom Breihan.

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The Bad Thing

by N.C. Happe May 15, 2025

Sometimes the most haunting part of trauma isn’t what happened—it’s wondering what could have happened if you hadn’t trusted your gut.

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Paging Dr. House: A Medical Mysteries Reading List

by Lisa Bubert March 28, 2023February 27, 2024

Once upon a time, I wanted to be a doctor. Never mind my terrible grades in all things science. Never mind that I decided this in my second year of college, after deciding that the music school that I’d wanted for years wasn’t for me. It was 2006. It was the age of Dr. Gregory […]