Angelica Calabrese on family, memory, and the almond groves of Italy.
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Full House, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose
When I was 10 or so, my grandmother came to stay with us for what my parents called “a while.” Longer than a visit, shorter than getting your mail forwarded.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Daniel Engber, Sara Reinis, James Dolan, Irina Dumitrescu, and Amelia Tait.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Elephant Who Could Be a Person
“In the courts, elephant personhood is a keystone argument, the argument on which all other animal-rights and even environmental arguments could conceivably depend.”
Posted inQuestionnaire
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Erika Hayasaki
The award-winning journalist behind The Reported Essay newsletter on writing, reading, and making connections.
Posted inThe Atavist Magazine
The Fugitive Childhood of a Cocaine Smuggler’s Daughters
When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.
Posted inNonfiction
Best of 2023: Investigations
Our top picks in the investigative reporting category.
Posted inNonfiction
Life on Screen: A Reality Television Reading List
Reality TV: Guilty pleasure or public service?
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Deaths in donation bins, the Hardy boys, MAGA slop, billionaire playgrounds, and nostalgia for the complicated.
