Eleven women writers on this apocryphal publishing milestone.
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Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
How Women Survive the World: An Interview with Ingrid Rojas Contreras
To this day, when my mother is driving a car, she will only use the blinkers to indicate that she’s turning at the last second — just so that people behind her don’t know where she’s going.
Posted inCurrent Events, Reading List
Voices from the Last Days of Obamacare: A Reading List
One of the best ways to assess the ACA’s impact on real people is to hear from those who have experienced its costs and benefits.
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The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2017
The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
Posted inAudio, Author Notes, Highlight, Podcasts, Profiles & Interviews
How a 16-Year-Old Boy Was Locked Away Without a Mental Evaluation
An interview with ProPublica’s Sarah Smith about the continued neglect of the mentally ill.
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List
Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List
Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
Plasma For Sale (Used) — $20 a Pop
Sarah Smarsh’s brother has sold his plasma for the last decade to make ends meet under mounting credit card debt and student loans.
Posted inCurrent Events, Discussions, Essays & Criticism, Media, Story
Is Journalism a Form of Activism?
It’s time to take another look at the definition of activism and where journalism fits in.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Finding True North
Thousands of Haitians who fled the United States on foot last summer have started very different lives in Canada.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘I Loved God, I Loved Believing’: An Interview with R.O. Kwon
Not only will I never get my faith back, but I’m going to keep missing it. I’ll always have that longing — but there’s no going back into the garden.
