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Posted inNonfiction

The Significance of Sniffing: A Reading List on Smell

by Genevieve Fullan April 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Why it’s important to give things a sniff.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Ambiguous Loss of (Probably) Not Selling My Novel

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 13, 2021October 19, 2022

In a period of trying to sell her novel, Danielle Lazarin reflects on art, waiting, and the space between grief and hope.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Shortcuts to Identity: How We Tell Asian American Stories

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 16, 2021October 19, 2022

“When it comes to bubble tea and Amy Tan, I’ve taken different stances, but the two have much in common. They’ve both become shorthands of some vaguely ‘Asian American thing.’”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 13, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Melissa del Bosque, Marta Martinez, Kiese Laymon, Jill Damatac, and Nehmat Kaur.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 18, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Greg Jaffe, Omari Weekes and Elias Rodriques, Jeremy Lybarger, and Cat Cardenas and Christian Wallace.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 11, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Adam Serwer, Alexandra Marvar, Timothy Snyder, Gaby Del Valle, and Sulaiman Addonia.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 24, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Michele Harper, Laura Paskus, Samiya Bashir, and Raven Leilani.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 26, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Mitchell S. Jackson, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Melissa Fay Greene, Luke Harding, and Irina Dumitrescu.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Someone is Wrong on the Internet: A Study in Pandemic Distraction

by benhuberman June 23, 2020October 19, 2022

What do you do when all productivity hacks, parenting tips, and writing tricks lead to the same outcome — a total, pandemic-induced inability to focus?

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 12, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Wesley Lowery, Sarah Bellamy, Shawn Yuan, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and Gabrielle Bellot.

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