From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
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Sabrina
A video of a missing woman being murdered has surfaced on the internet, confirming the worst. Her boyfriend, lying low at a friend’s house, stumbles upon a radio program whose enigmatic host says she’s still alive.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Brother Comes to Moscow
An excerpt from Keith Gessen’s new novel, A Terrible Country, in which two very different brothers argue over the care of their aging grandmother. “We had had many arguments, but he was my brother; he had always been my brother.”
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2019: Essays
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Posted inFiction, Quotes
‘They’ve Forked Baby Hitler’
High-stakes time travel adventure from sci-fi writer Jo Lindsay Walton.
Posted inBusiness, Business & Tech, Commentary, Culture, Story, Uncategorized
We All Work for Facebook
Digital labor is valuable even when we do it for free. Should we get paid?
Posted inBooks
Eleven Books to Read in 2019
We asked eleven authors to tell us about an amazing book that we might have missed in 2018.
Posted inFiction, Story
Etta or Bessie or Dora or Rose
From Elisa Albert’s acclaimed 2006 collection, the infamous short story that turned Philip Roth’s playbook inside out.
Posted inFeature, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology
Research and Rescue: Saving Species from Ourselves
We’re developing high-tech genetic tools to pour new life into animals lost to human destruction. Deciding how — and whether — to use that power is as complex as the science behind it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
