Anya Groner examines her experience of being an identical twin through the lens of an annual Twins Day festival she attended without her sister.
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Reading List: Longreads and This Land Press at Housing Works
To get you ready for the big night, we’re thrilled to share a reading list of stories and books from the event’s featured storytellers.
Posted inFirst Chapters, Story
Wrestling With the Truth
A 1992 murder of a young boy unravels a journalist’s dark family secrets.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Reading List
Exxon, Rex, and Russia: A Deep Drilling
A journey down the borehole, a long walk off a short oil rig.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
The Immigration-Obsessed, Polarized, Garbage-Fire Election of 1800
A madman versus a crook? Unexpected twists? Fake news? Welcome to the election of 1800.
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Coming Oct. 29, NYC: A Night of Storytelling with This Land Press
Longreads & WordPress.com present
A special night of storytelling with
This Land
Featuring:
Mark Singer (The New Yorker)
Rilla Askew (Author, “Fire in Beulah”)
Ginger Strand (Author, “Inventing Niagara”)
Kiera Feldman (Writer, “Grace in Broken Arrow,” “This Is My Beloved Son”)
Marcos Barbery (Journalist and Documentarian, Writer, “From One Fire”)
Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 7:00 p.m.
Free Admission
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012
Posted inBooks, Reading List
Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Books
We asked our contributors to tell us about a few books they felt deserved more recognition in 2016. Here they are.
Posted inEvents, Nonfiction
Coming Oct. 29, NYC: A Night of Storytelling with This Land Press
Longreads & WordPress.com present
A special night of storytelling with
This Land
Featuring:
Mark Singer (The New Yorker)
Rilla Askew (Author, “Fire in Beulah”)
Ginger Strand (Author, “Inventing Niagara”)
Kiera Feldman (Writer, “Grace in Broken Arrow,” “This Is My Beloved Son”)
Marcos Barbery (Journalist and Documentarian, Writer, “From One Fire”)
Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 7:00 p.m.
Free Admission
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe
126 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012
Posted inEditor's Pick
Coming Oct. 29, NYC: A Night of Storytelling with This Land Press
Join us in New York on Oct. 29 for a night with Rilla Askew, Kiera Feldman, Mark Singer, Ginger Strand, Marcos Barbery and Michael Mason.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Sports, Story
The (Re)selling of Maria Sharapova
On the longevity of Maria Sharapova, who has built a brand beyond the bounds of her tennis stardom that has made her incredibly wealthy, but still striving for more.
