“I present some of my more bizarre self-isolation activities. You can do some of them at home. Though perhaps you won’t wish to.”
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Posted inNonfiction
Me and You
Two friends, Hurricane Katrina, a suicide, and the pain and beauty that holds us all together.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Brian Trapp, Alison Kinney, Kate Wagner, Willy Staley, and Suzannah Showler.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts
Editor’s Roundtable: Better Than Working for a Symphony Orchestra (Podcast)
Longreads editors discuss stories in The Baffler, The New York Times Magazine, and the Kenyon Review.
Posted inBooks
This Week in Books: Pain and Power
“And it will hurt, but we won’t be the ones doing all of the feeling, finally.” -Harmony Holiday
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Commentary
This Week in Books: A B-Movie Storytelling Moment
Give me a Bolaño novel that starts with a guy walking into a bar, and then another guy starts telling him a story, and the rest of that novel is just the second guy telling that story.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Crane Wife
Days after calling off her wedding, a writer travels to Texas to study the endangered whooping crane, and learns about the nature of need.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Story
Lock Your Doors?
A new homeowner reads two novels that revolve around surreal home-invasion scenarios, and considers what it is about his house that scares him.
Posted inStory
‘I Was Interested in the People Who Are Stuck With These Memories.’
Steph Cha discusses her new novel “Your House Will Pay,” the LA Riots, the Korean American Angeleno community, her 3,600 Yelp reviews, and pushing back against gatekeepers in publishing.
