This week, we’re sharing stories from Laura Nahmias, Victor Luckerson, Arianne Shahvisi, Roberto José Andrade Franco, and Apoorva Tadepalli.
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Best of 2025: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.
Posted inBooks, Crime, Current Events, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes, Writing
‘Can You Imagine How That Felt?’: Blake Bailey’s Predations, As Told By His Students
The inside story of author Blake Bailey’s grooming of middle-school girls.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Margery Kempe: Patron Saint of Writing Moms
“Having children has simultaneously fried my brain and made it sharper and more focused.”
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David Lynch Was Here
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
Posted inEditor's Pick
How Judith Jones Radically Transformed American Food Writing
Julia Child, MFK Fisher, Edna Lewis — behind the most influential food writers was one innovative, exacting editor.
Posted inReading List
Digital Havoc: A Reading List About Hacking
Behind the 1s and 0s, hackers are still people—and their motivations are more nuanced than you might think.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Aviv, Clare Gerada, Fatima Syed, Leslie Jamison, and Deb Olin Unferth.
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Bread and Honey
Sometimes, marriage is about learning how to braid the bitter with the sweet.
Posted inHighlight, Science & Nature, Writing
How Should We Talk About Suicide Online?
“People are dying after joining a “pro-choice” suicide forum. How much is the site to blame?”
