In addition to offering plenty of great advice for aspiring writers, George Saunders reflects on the creative process for his new novel, the interviews, notes, and scenes that once distilled become his nonfiction work, and on bold compassion as the right course of resistance under a Trump presidency.
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Posted inBooks, Story
Getting Tricked by Helen DeWitt
Helen DeWitt’s hectic, disruptive style reflects the content of her stories: the difficulty of living an authentic life, or telling anything like a “story,” in a ruthlessly disruptive world.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Celebrating Pride: The Work We Have To Do
There is much to do. But we are alive. We get to do the work.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
Posted inCurrent Events, Reading List, Story
The Best Longreads From Trump’s First 100 Days
After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.
Posted inCurrent Events, Profiles & Interviews
Five Questions for an Actor in the Ensemble of ‘Julius Caesar’
It was job of the ensemble to be the voice of the people. Then actual protestors rushed the stage.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events
Is New York the Most Corrupt State in the Nation?
A robust local media is important to rooting out corruption, but so is a well-informed electorate.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
A President in Search of An Enemy
A brief history of the phrase, “enemy of the people.”
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Millennial Women At Work: A Reading List
These stories offer a glimpse into the weird world of “professionalism,” how young women are expected to adapt to rapidly changing, innately biased work environments.
