From her education to the careful plans for her funeral, seven stories on the long-reigning monarch.
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Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
But What Will Your Parents Think?
Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
But What Will Your Parents Think?
Morgan Jerkins tackles the time-worn question of how far is too far to go in revealing yourself in first-person writing.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Caitlin Dickerson, Aaron Edwards, Alice Su, Jia Tolentino, and James Somers.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Haruki Murakami on the Weirdness of His Birthday as a Public Event
In the introduction to “Birthday Stories,” a 2004 anthology edited by Haruki Murakami, Murakami writes about the particular weirdness of having his birthday become a public event.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
Longreads Best of 2016: Here Are All of Our No. 1 Story Picks from This Year
All through December, we’ll be featuring Longreads’ Best of 2016. To get you ready, here’s a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
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 inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
My Own ‘Bad Story’: I Thought Journalism Would Make a Hero of Me
Steve Almond considers his beginnings in journalism through the lens of the ‘bad stories’ he believes delivered our country to the Trump era.
