Tag: Best of 2016

From akasha to kompromat, a guide to the words we learned in 2016.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in business and tech reporting.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in investigative reporting

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in science writing.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in political analysis.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in arts and culture writing.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in food writing.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in sports writing.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in crime reporting.

We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in essays and criticism.

We asked our contributors to tell us about a few books they felt deserved more recognition in 2016. Here they are.

Here are the 25 most popular exclusives we published this year.

All through December, we’ll be featuring Longreads’ Best of 2016. To get you ready, here’s a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.