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Mallory Ortberg’s Favorite Advice Columns
Mallory Ortberg answers advice at Dear Prudence and is the co-founder of The Toast. Longreads asked her to tell us about her favorite advice columns.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction
Liar: A Memoir
“Your memories are already foggy and scrambled at times. And then, they may not even be there anymore.”
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Reading List: The Witching Hour
Even as Starbucks switches to its Red Cup holiday menu and the radio plays Christmas music, Halloween tugs at the coattails of my subconscious. To honor our dearly departed All Hallows’ Eve, here are four pieces about witchcraft in the United States and abroad.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Reading List: The Witching Hour
Even as Starbucks switches to its Red Cup holiday menu and the radio plays Christmas music, Halloween tugs at the coattails of my subconscious. To honor our dearly departed All Hallows’ Eve, here are four pieces about witchcraft in the United States and abroad.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Stories of Syrian Refugees: A Reading List
I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of Syria’s politics or the motivations of ISIS completely. I read, share, and little by little, I learn.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 4
Our latest collection is now live at WordPress.com, featuring stories from Gangrey, Indianapolis Monthly, The Hairpin, The New Inquiry, Carrying the Gun, the Washington Post, and more.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
California’s Water Crisis: A Reading List
Here are five perspectives on California’s water war, from one journalist’s report from the farms of the Central Valley to an ever-resonant essay on water by Joan Didion, written 35 years ago.
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Stories of Syrian Refugees: A Reading List
I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of Syria’s politics or the motivations of ISIS completely. I read, share, and little by little, I learn.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Women vs. the Internet Trolls: A Reading List
I am the exception, not the rule; I am lucky. The writing I produce garners little to no (negative) attention. When it does, people usually correct my grammar or spelling. This is okay with me, because it’s constructive. To my knowledge, no one has called me ugly, or stupid, or any number of cruel epithets […]
