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Ten Outstanding Stories to Read in 2023

by Longreads January 12, 2023January 12, 2023

Ten hand-picked short stories to kick off your year in reading.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Tuna

by Krista Stevens October 20, 2022October 21, 2022

“It’s an unusually precarious beginning for a life that can last forty years.”

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 25, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Mstyslav Chernov, Deborah Cohen, Marina Benjamin, Johanna Hoffman, and Gabriella Paiella.

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 14, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Abigail Hauslohner, Roberto Lovato, Bathsheba Demuth, Oliver Milman, and Ryan Hockensmith.

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Best of 2021: Reported Essays

by Longreads December 9, 2021October 13, 2022

The pieces that moved us the most this year.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 26, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Ben Mauk and Matt Huynh, Katie Engelhart, Devon O’Neil, Ariel Saramandi, and Tananarive Due.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

When Death Came to Mauritius

by Krista Stevens February 25, 2021October 19, 2022

“Black waves bring animals to the town’s shore. Sticky corpses float on the oil.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Everyone Benefits from a Frozen Arctic’

by Krista Stevens January 14, 2021October 19, 2022

“The world should not, cannot, go back to business as usual without a clearer understanding and consciousness of how we live.”

Posted inStory

Longreads Best of 2020: Profiles

by Krista Stevens December 17, 2020October 13, 2022

Here’s a selection of profiles that resonated with us this year.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 22, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Teju Cole, Barton Gellman, Dexter Filkins, Rebecca May Johnson, and Navneet Alang.

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