A ‘90s romance novel offers a glimpse of queer possibility and illuminates the complications of writing about queer love.
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The Zoo That Divided a Town
Exotic critters have gnawed the frail threads that once bound a small Ontario community.
We Use Language as a Spade
“Though the embryo was only seven weeks old, I loved it. I loved it and wanted it, and its life ended.”
‘This Thing Grinds You Like a Mortar’: How Jessica Lustig is Fighting Coronavirus
‘“You shouldn’t stay here,” he says, but he gets more frightened as night comes, dreading the long hours of fever and soaking sweats and shivering and terrible aches.’
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Wendy C. Ortiz, Mary South, Jeremiah Moss, Nora Caplan-Bricker, and Samanth Subramanian.
Longreads Best of 2019: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Our top picks of the year, all in one place.
The Stories of Notre Dame, as Told by Timber and Limestone
‘“Notre Dame will come out of this experience enriched,” she says. “And so will we.”’
15 True Crime Longreads and the Questions We Should Ask Ourselves When Reading Them
By bringing new dimensions to an unjust process, a well-told story has the power to impact some of our most flawed systems.
A Lover’s Blues: The Unforgettable Voice of Margie Hendrix
Remembering the woman who outsang Ray Charles.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Brian Merchant, Christine Fennessy, Peter Schjeldahl, and Gabriella Paiella.

