“In Conversation: Robert Silvers.” Mark Danner, New York magazine.
Books
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Longreads Member Pick: House Heart, by Amelia Gray
This week’s Member Pick is “House Heart,” a short story by Amelia Gray, the author of the novel Threats and short story collections Museum of the Weird and AM/PM. “House Heart” was published in the December 2012 issue of Tin House—here’s more from Tin House assistant editor Emma Komlos-Hrobsky: In Amelia Gray’s ‘House Heart,’ a couple entraps a young woman in their ventilation […]
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articles read & loved no. 47
dietcoker: An Oddly Modern Antiquarian Bookshop in Toronto specializes in the strangest, most wonderful books. Katherine Arcement writes about her adolescent love of fan fiction. Monica Torres writes about majoring in English while not being white. Dating While Feminist and Christian Emily Perper’s always excellent reading list.
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“The Weeklies.” —Monica Potts, American Prospect From our Top 5 Longreads of the Week.
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Longreads Member Pick: After Visiting Friends (Chapter 1), by Michael Hainey
This week’s Longreads Member Pick is the first chapter from the best-selling memoir After Visiting Friends, GQ deputy editor Michael Hainey‘s story of his father’s death and his search for answers. Hainey was 6 years old when his father, newspaperman Bob Hainey, died suddenly, but questions remained about the circumstances around his death. We’re proud to feature the book. […]
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Longreads Member Pick: Jason Zengerle's First Assignment for Might Magazine
This week, we’re thrilled to feature Jason Zengerle, a contributing editor for New York magazine and GQ who has been featured on Longreads many times. Our Member Pick is Jason’s 1997 story on Michael Moore for Might magazine: “Is This Man the Last, Best Hope for Popular Liberalism in America? And, More Importantly, Does He Have a Sense […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Digg's David Weiner
Today’s guest pick comes from David Weiner, editorial director for Digg and a frequent contributor to the Longreads community. Here’s what he’s reading right now: LA Review of Books LARB really came out of nowhere for me. I was vaguely aware of them for the last year or two, but either they really started hitting […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Digg's David Weiner
Today’s guest pick comes from David Weiner, editorial director for Digg and a frequent contributor to the Longreads community. Here’s what he’s reading right now: LA Review of Books LARB really came out of nowhere for me. I was vaguely aware of them for the last year or two, but either they really started hitting […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Hilary Armstrong on 'The Horla'
If you really love a story, we want to hear from you. Share your favorite stories with Longreads—old or new, nonfiction or fiction, book or magazine feature—and then tell us why you love it. If we like it, we’ll feature you and your pick. *** Today’s guest pick comes from Hilary Armstrong, a literature student at […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Hilary Armstrong on 'The Horla'
If you really love a story, we want to hear from you. Share your favorite stories with Longreads—old or new, nonfiction or fiction, book or magazine feature—and then tell us why you love it. If we like it, we’ll feature you and your pick. *** Today’s guest pick comes from Hilary Armstrong, a literature student at […]