This week we’re recommending stories by Moira Donegan, Danyel Smith, Dan Kois, Michael Aylwin, and Becky Ferreira.
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Disposable Heroes
“Christine Blasey Ford’s memoir captures the hazards of ‘coming forward.’”
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On Why Joni Mitchell Deserves Her Due
Carl Wilson argues that her genius has been overlooked for far too long, because of her gender.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week.
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When the British Museum Reading Room Was Bohemian London’s Most Happening Spot
It’s counterintuitive to think of the British Museum as a happening spot, but for a long time its reading room served as a premier gathering place for London’s brainy bohemians. In the 1880s, these included radicals like George Bernard Shaw, Henry Havelock Ellis, and Eleanor Marx, Karl Marx’s youngest daughter. They worked there, and they talked […]
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What High Schoolers Should Be Reading
Natasha Vargas-Cooper eviscerates the high school reading list on Bookforum‘s blog.