Michael A. Gonzales recounts the life lessons of a favorite auntie.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
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Public Education’s White Flight Problem
More than 50 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, little has changed, and several groups are hoping to use policy and practice to fix this longstanding issue.
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, investigations, Nonfiction, Story
Inside the Chaos of Immigration Court
Gabriel Thompson takes us into San Francisco Immigration Court and the labyrinthine system that asylum seekers—and attorneys and judges—are up against.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
Shelved: Sonny Rollins Live at Carnegie Hall
The saxophone colossus recorded two concerts at the same venue fifty years apart. Only one recording emerged from the vault.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story
Albatross People
Navigating distance and time in the age of uncertainty.
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The Longreads 2019 Holiday Gift Book Guide
Let Longreads help you with your holiday shopping! We’ve made a catalog of books we featured in 2019 that we think would make great gifts for everyone on your list.
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Longreads Best of 2019: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Our top picks of the year, all in one place.
Posted inBusiness, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Leaning In with Alex P. Keaton
Born with serious CEO aspirations, Nicole Cyrus found her role model in a white kid from an ’80s sitcom.
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Self Portrait With iPhone
Newly single in her mid-50s, Pam Mandel swipes through dozens of selfies, including her own.
