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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week’s list features stories from Melissa del Bosque, Jeff Maysh, Nathan Munn, Katherine Rundell, and Tom Lamont.
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Return to the Saddle Club: A Reading List on Horse Girls
Celebrating the girls with an equine obsession.
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Life in the Slow Lane
Olivia Potts | Longreads | November 2022 | 16 minutes (4,649 words) It’s six in the morning, and Robert Booth has already been on the road for three hours. Sitting alongside him in the cab of his lorry (the British term for a truck) is Louis, Robert’s small dog, a Jack Russell-chihuahua mix, and a washing-up bowl […]
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The Passing of a Monarch: A Reading List on Queen Elizabeth II
A look at the remarkable life and complicated legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Ten Outstanding Stories to Read in 2023
Ten hand-picked short stories to kick off your year in reading.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Sports, The Atavist Magazine
Galloping Into the Abyss
Andres Beckett dreamed of flying over the crest, down into the long dark track of the Suicide Race.
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Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
