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Tom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a Man
“In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first taught him: his father.”
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Invisible Ink: At the CIA’s Creative Writing Group
“When an organization has, say, financed the overthrow of the government of Guatemala, you would think there might be a speaking fee.”
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Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel
On finding joy in the writing process, embracing friction, and developing your voice.
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The Hardest Part Of History To Tell Is How It Felt
“Historians and nonfiction authors often glide over lived experience. They prefer actions, citations, details, dates. But I had just gone through something primal—something beyond my control and beyond the boundaries of modern life.”
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Is the Decline of Reading Poisoning Our Politics?
“Your brain isn’t what it used to be.”
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Making Meaning, One Step at a Time: A Conversation with Earl Swift
Strong pacing and flow gets your reader to the finish line. The author of Up On Cove Mountain explains why they’re so important.
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Rebecca Solnit
The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using.
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Comparisons as Predictable as the Sunrise
“An analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction.”
