On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
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On Female Friendship and the Sisters We Choose for Ourselves
Essayist Chloe Caldwell on the “sisters” we choose for ourselves, and her close relationship with her surrogate younger sister, Cheryl Strayed’s daughter Bobbi.
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‘What If It Comes Out Shaped Like a Fin?’: Mike Albo on His Fears as a Sperm Donor
From The Cut’s excerpt of Mike Albo’s funny, touching, all-around excellent new Kindle Single, Spermhood.
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American Gun Culture Is Literally Killing Us: A Reading List
It is impossible to talk about guns without talk about race, class, and gender. This list is only the beginning.
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Putting a Writing Life on Display
Frank moved her living room furniture into Seattle’s Central Library. For 30 days, she brought her laptop and headphones and set up shop on her own couch, in the middle of the library.
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Friends 4 Ever: Five Stories About Friendship
Inspired by this week’s Longreads Member Pick (“Friendship is Complicated,” Maria Bustillos), this week’s Reading List is about the joy, power and struggles of friendship.
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Slither and Hiss: Four Stories About Snakes
This week, I’m sharing four stories about snakes and the people who love, hate, and tolerate them in equal measure.
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American Gun Culture Is Literally Killing Us: A Reading List
It is impossible to talk about guns without talk about race, class, and gender. This list is only the beginning.
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A Reading List for My 25-Year-Old Self
This list is a birthday gift to me and, I hope, of use to you, too.
