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Notes from Prince Harry’s Ghostwriter
“Collaborating on his memoir, ‘Spare,’ meant spending hours together on Zoom, meeting his inner circle, and gaining a new perspective on the tabloids.”
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It’s So Sublime, and Our Top 5
“When I listened, I didn’t know if it was something I entered, or something that entered me. If it was within me or if it was me. Do you remember being 16 and loving a song? Of course you do. It felt like that. It felt like everything.” This week, we’re featuring “On (the) Sublime,” […]
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Meet the Con Artist Who Deceived the Front Range Tech Community
“It’s true that many of Clark’s actions defy logic. In key ways, he never fit the mold of a classic con man.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Yessenia Funes, Carl Elliott, Courtney Shea, Jillian Steinhauer, and Ed Simon.
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How to Keep a Great Magazine Going
“When I started writing for ‘Texas Monthly’ in 1973, I didn’t expect it to last very long. But it’s still here, five decades later.”
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It’s Your Last Chance to Fight the Algorithm
Hi again, First off, thank you for opening this email. I know we’ve been showing up in your inbox a bit more than usual these days. But tomorrow is the last day of our Member Drive, so I wanted to reach out one final time to explain why Longreads is counting on your support. By […]
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What It Takes to See 10,000 Bird Species
“Peter Kaestner has traveled the world on an adventure-filled quest to become the first birder to hit 10,000.”
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Can “Distraction-Free” Devices Change the Way We Write?
“These days, we don’t just write, revise, and lay out our work in one program; if so inclined, we can go all the way from gathering research to monitoring reception without leaving our browsers. Some thrive on the streaming of a previously sequential process; for others, it’s like being forced to write with an Instant […]
