No longer able to live on her freelance writing income, German novelist Heike Geissler takes a holiday seasonal job at an Amazon fulfillment center.
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A New View of Crime in America
What does incarceration do for the member of a family that views prison as a rite of passage? A New York Times reporter takes a close look at intergenerational criminality.
Posted inNonfiction
Burning Out
Search and rescue teams train for the worst conditions. But the worst conditions are getting worse. Are they ready for the next big disaster?
Posted inNonfiction
Towards Chinatown
Faced with the possibility of losing of her mother, Melissa Hung contemplates another loss — of her mother tongue.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
You Are a Jigsaw Puzzle with Missing Food-Shaped Pieces
Fat, thin, over-eating, under-eating. Lindsay Hunter’s relationship with food, weight, and body image has been consistently complicated.
Posted inStory
After a Fashion
Trying so hard to set trends for the future, fashion’s institutions can’t stop stumbling over the past (and the present).
Posted inReading List
Longreads Best of 2018: Science and Technology
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in science and tech.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Vegan Mayo that Dare Not Speak its Name
Why is a vegan-food startup avoiding the term “vegan”?
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
When Running Toward Yourself Looks Like Running Away
Amber Leventry recalls how getting sober forced them to confront and reveal important truths about their identity.
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Betting the Farm on the Drought
Farmers like sixth-generation Illinois farmer Ethan Cox can’t wait for policymakers to protect them from climate change. To survive, they have to adapt their operations now, if they can.
