Many people can’t believe that a talented, widely published sports writer makes his living by giving boxing lessons in Central Park. But Brin-Jonathan Butler is for real. You can see for yourself, and like the boxers he writes about, he fights to get by.
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When an Author Lives His Material
Alex Vadukul tells the story of Brin-Jonathan Butler, a successful boxing writer who’s extensively documented boxing in Cuba, only to become part of the story by teaching the sport in New York’s Central Park.
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In California, Finding ‘Fat City’ With the Man Who Wrote It
In 1969, an author from Stockton, California published one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. He rarely talked publicly about it or why he never published another book. One poet spent the weekend strolling with the author through the old hotels and boxing rings of this inland port city, talking books, his inspiration and […]
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Angrily Experiencing the Best Days of Our Lives
Ukrainian author and poet Serhiy Zhadan writes about resisting corruption and coping with loss in a society that is spiraling senselessly into conflict.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Crime Reporting
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
La Otra
When a woman and her daughter moved in next door, Jaquira Díaz found her world was suddenly turned upside down.
Posted inBooks, History, Story
When the Movies Went West
Scorned by stage actors and mocked by the theater-going upper classes, filmmakers nevertheless developed a bold new art form — but they needed better weather.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Cold War and its Fallout
A son approaching middle age looks back on a volatile relationship with his father.
