J.K. Rowling’s first book was published 20 years ago today. Did it create better readers, or just more of them?
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Queens of Infamy: Joanna of Naples
If you thought four (mostly) crappy husbands, vengeful Hungarian cousins, and the Black Death could cramp this queen’s style, think again.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re sharing stories by Caity Weaver, Matthew Desmond, Chris J. Rice, Kent Russell, and Rafe Bartholomew.
Posted inBooks, Editor's Pick, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Uncategorized
Chasing the Man Who Caught the Storm: An Interview With Brantley Hargrove
“If you’ve had the luck of actually seeing a tornado, man, that’s like nicotine. It gets under your skin.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Uncategorized
Chasing the Man Who Caught the Storm: An Interview With Brantley Hargrove
“If you’ve had the luck of actually seeing a tornado, man, that’s like nicotine. It gets under your skin.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story
The True Story of Refugees in an American High School
The politics of immigration ignores the reality: a classroom of young people adjusting to life in the United States, and a teacher driven to help.
Posted inBlog Post, Story
An Elegy for DNAinfo, Local Media’s First Responders
We were the watchdogs, showing up when no one else did.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story, Writing
Meet the New Mormons
Is it possible to be queer, lefty, and a Latter-Day Saint? After leaving the church, Sarah Scoles sets out to understand liberal Mormons.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women, Writing
A Storyteller, Unbecoming
On showing, telling, and finding one’s way as a literary writer of color.
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Nonfiction, Writing
The Genius of the Playboy Interview
Dedicated research and hours of interviews crafted the gold-standard of pre-access celebrity journalism.
