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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Fiction, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
N.K. Jemisin: ‘I am still going to write what I am going to write.’
Hells to the yes, says I.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
Remembering João Gilberto
Eccentricity was inseperable from this musical innovator’s artistic vision.
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William Gibson: ‘I was losing a sense of how weird the real world was’
William Gibson talks to Sam Leith at the Guardian about how he got into writing science fiction, how his breakout novel Neuromancer was possible because he knew nothing about computers, the subtle, yet striking similarities that make London and Toyko great settings for his work, and the fact that even in science fiction, you’re lost […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Little Book That Lost Its Author
How will artificial intelligence change literature?
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story, Writing
Miami: A Beginning
Jessica Lynne remembers a long distance love affair that began in Miami and the Billie Holiday song that kept her company through the relationship’s transitions.
Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
“Different Days” for Jason Isbell
“I’m grateful that I was a drunk. I’m grateful that I know what all those things are like, what those feelings are like, how bad it can hurt, how great it can feel.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The State of Waiting
Separated by war, boundaries, and immigration policies they cannot control, one young Yemeni couple refuses to give up on love.
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How to Pitch Personal Essays to Longreads: An Updated Guide
New submissions guidelines, plus information about our new essay series.
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The Poetry We Need and the Chitchat We Don’t
What we all need to hear right now, with special guest Marisa Siegel, Editor in Chief of The Rumpus.
