“A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.”
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Long Live the Rom-Com
Love, Actually, Never Died: A reading list on the evolution of the romantic comedy.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending noteworthy reads from Tim Prudente and Stokely Baksh, Rachel Aviv, Abby Tickell, Nick Zarzycki, and Andrea Sachs.
Good Riddance To ‘The Best American Poetry’
“If ‘The Best American Poetry’ captures ‘the zeitgeist of the current attitudes in American poetry,’ we should be asking: Why are those attitudes so f****d up?”
A Shark Attack and a Terrorist Bombing: This Is a Love Story
“When our deepest trauma leads to our most profound joy, what do we call that feeling?”
Reading Behind Bars, and Beyond Barriers
“Jackie Snow reflects on what working for a books-to-prisons nonprofit has taught her about reading.”
Blue Daniel
“The more the Editor and I talked, almost daily, at this point, the more I sought ways to create space between us—asking about his children, talking about my boyfriend.”
Secret in the Walls: Hidden Letters Reveal Love, Lust, Scandal in 1920s Baltimore Society
“Her search for answers would plunge her into 1920s Baltimore society: a celebrated Johns Hopkins scientist, a famous mountaineer and a trailblazing female journalist.”
Messy, Messy Love: A Reading List for Star-Crossed Lovers
It’s complicated: A tribute to real love stories, in all their weird and chaotic glory.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring reads from Scott Huler, Sophie Elmhirst, Lauren Smiley, Brian Payton, and Caity Weaver.

