This year, Longreads worked with a group of outstanding writers and publishers to produce original stories and exclusives that hadn’t been previously published online. It was all funded with support from our Longreads Members. You can read them all here. Here’s a list of the 10 most popular stories we published this year. Join us to […]
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Making the Magazine: A Reading List
27 must-read stories on the making of the world’s greatest magazines.
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Yes, All Women: A Reading List of Stories Written By Women
This week, a lot happened. A misogynist went on a violent rampage. #YesAllWomen took off on Twitter. Dr. Maya Angelou, feminist author and all-around genius (and don’t get me started on her doctor honorary), died at 86 years old. This week, I present a long list of essays, articles and interviews written by women. Many […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. The Undefeated Champions of Defeat City Kathy Dobie | GQ | May 13, 2014 | 25 minutes (6,333 words) A Little League […]
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‘The pivotal year was 1972, and the place was Austin.’
On Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and an oral history of the “outlaw country” movement that coalesced in Austin as a reaction to the polished “countrypolitan gloss” in Nashville, led by RCA executive Chet Atkins: “Liquor by the drink had finally become legal in Texas, which prompted the folkies to migrate from coffeehouses to bars, turning […]
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A Brief History of Epic Parties: Reading List
The following reading list comes courtesy Michelle Legro, editor at Lapham’s Quarterly. * * * No doubt you are on your way to one right now: an epic party, a night to end all nights. But will your epic party be as legendary as those thrown attended by Truman Capote, Cher Horowitz, Jay Gatsby, Jordan […]
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Reading List: Longreads and This Land Press at Housing Works
To get you ready for the big night, we’re thrilled to share a reading list of stories and books from the event’s featured storytellers.
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For the Public Good: The Shameful History of Forced Sterilization in the U.S.
“I never figured out why they did that to me.”
