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We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in investigative reporting. Lindsay Gellman Senior Researcher for investigative journalist Ronan Farrow Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis (Linda Villarosa, The New York Times) Villarosa’s unflinching examination of […]

We’ve made a catalog of books we featured in 2018 that we think would make great gifts.

The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.

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

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in political writing.

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

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profile writing.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories.

The commodification of female friendship began in the suburban living room. Today, it’s booming online.

This weekend’s events will resonate long after the crowd was dispersed, long after the cable news trucks leave, long after the school year begins.

The failures of Kathryn Bigelow’s film undercut the fullness, complexity, and beauty of Detroit.

J.K. Rowling’s first book was published 20 years ago today. Did it create better readers, or just more of them?

Rafa Nadal won his 11th French Open title on Sunday. A look back at his career.

The Golden Gate Bridge has long embodied the contradictions of the city it overlooks: ambition, connection, innovation, a beginning and an end.

After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.

Congrats to all the winners of the 2017 James Beard awards.

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

Congrats to this year’s winners!

A journey down the borehole, a long walk off a short oil rig.

The stories I’ve included this week are about eternal life and the fear we feel while contemplating the lack thereof.

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

In 2016, I published my New Year’s resolutions on Longreads. As 2017 dawns, I thought I’d check in with my old self, dust off 2016’s goals and set some new intentions.

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

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 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 political analysis.

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

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 essays and criticism.