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Posted inArts & Culture, Media, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Washington D.C.’s New Media Landscape Is Niche
General readers won’t have heard of their publications, but Washington D.C.’s trade press cater to specialist readers who pay top dollar for the beats they cover.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Story
Families Like Ours: A Reading List for the Children of Queer Parents
Some of us got to stay with our moms or dads. Others did not.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Can We Build a Better Women’s Prison?
Houston Chronicle criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger — who once served 21 months of a 2½-year sentence for felony drug possession — visits a women’s prison near Austin, Texas, and considers the ways in which women’s prisons don’t take into consideration women’s particular needs. She speaks with those involved in planning a new $97 million building […]
Posted inEditor's Pick
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America’s Big Newsrooms
“Staff members’ demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times. And they are generating tension at The Washington Post. Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.”
Posted inUncategorized
Talking Craft With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist’s New Issue
In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Bill Donahue and Atavist editor Jonah Ogles about their work on “The Voyagers.”
Posted inNonfiction
The Significance of Sniffing: A Reading List on Smell
Why it’s important to give things a sniff.
Posted inNewsletter
A Soundtrack for Longing, What Museums Reveal, and Our Top 5
“I most love a city I can describe to you by sound or song. Landmarks created via sonic moments, rather than the fleeting nature of architecture.” —Hanif Abdurraqib Welcome to the weekend! I want to thank all the readers who have recently signed up for a Longreads membership. Members will continue to receive this Top […]
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Giambalvo, Maureen Tkacik, Zuzana Justman, Jennifer Colville, and Roshani Chokshi.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, profile, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Writing
The Alarmist: Is One of the Pandemic’s Loudest Scientific Voices Helping or Hurting Public Health?
Meet Eric Feigl-Ding, the town crier of the COVID-19 pandemic.
