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Read ’Em and Weep: A Reading List for Criers

by Rachel Dlugatch July 18, 2023July 14, 2023

Grab your handkerchief and get ready for the waterworks.

Posted inCrime, Feature, Story

‘What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done?’

by Longreads June 8, 2021October 12, 2022

In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.

Posted inArts & Culture, Story

My So-Called Media: How the Publishing Industry Sells Out Young Women

by Soraya Roberts December 7, 2018October 19, 2022

Rookie is the latest publication for young women to shut down. How do you survive a system set up for you to fail?

Posted inCollege, Nonfiction, Sports, Story

Is It Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream?

by Matt Giles March 19, 2019October 19, 2022

Dan Stoddard believes there is room in the NBA for a 42-year-old rookie.

Illustrator Kate Gavino walks a group of dogs in Paris and speaks in French when giving commands.
Posted inNonfiction, Story

Unleashed in Paris

by Kate Gavino April 3, 2019October 19, 2022

As a semi-professional dog walker in Paris, expat Kate Gavino has found a comfortable way to learn French.

Illustrator Kate Gavino walks a group of dogs in Paris and speaks in French when giving commands.
Posted inNonfiction

Unleashed in Paris

by Kate Gavino April 3, 2019April 21, 2023

As a semi-professional dog walker in Paris, expat Kate Gavino has found a comfortable way to learn French.

Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Story, Uncategorized

The NHL’s Lacrosse Takeover

by Sam Riches June 1, 2020November 25, 2022

How two kids from London, Ontario birthed the most unique goal in hockey’s history.

Posted inNonfiction

The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2019

by Longreads December 30, 2019October 19, 2022

The original reporting, personal essays, columns, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.

Posted inStory

Under the Influence: Watch(wo)men

by Soraya Roberts November 21, 2019January 13, 2023

We watch the (women) influencers watching the (heavily female) influencing industry, but the men aren’t entirely in the dark.

Posted inReading List

Longreads Best of 2019: Sports Writing

by Longreads December 20, 2019October 19, 2022

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in sports writing.

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