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Posted inEditor's Pick

Peak Badu

by Peter Rubin September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

“She’s a Fashion Week standout who rejects the notion that clothes should define you. Come join a four-hour phone call with Erykah Badu.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Adorable Little Detonators

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

“Our friendship survived bad dates, illness, marriage, fights. Why can’t it survive your baby?”

Posted inNonfiction

Messy, Messy Love: A Reading List for Star-Crossed Lovers

by Lisa Bubert February 14, 2023February 16, 2023

It’s complicated: A tribute to real love stories, in all their weird and chaotic glory.

Posted inUncategorized

Best of 2022: Reader Favorites

by Longreads December 27, 2022March 29, 2023

You’ve heard from the Longreads’ editors, now it’s the turn of our readers.

A close-up graphic of a pen against a solid blue-green background with text that reads" Longreads: The Best Personal Essays of 2022"
Posted inNonfiction

Best of 2022: Personal Essays

by Longreads December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

Five notable personal essays published this year, on friendship, loss, war, endings, and metaphors.

On a misty evening, a man walks along a quiet Dutch street
Posted inTop 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jean Guerrero, Ben Goldfarb, Dan Kois, and Reeves Wiedeman.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Watcher

by Carolyn Wells October 11, 2022October 14, 2022

“A family bought their dream house. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Sound of My Inbox

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands July 12, 2021October 19, 2022

“In a newsletter, the reader is welcomed as a supporter, an ally — or perhaps even a friend.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Beige Ambition

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands March 4, 2021October 19, 2022

“Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen grew up to make New York’s most desirable clothes. But can even perfection survive the pandemic?”

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Writing

Neighborhood Watch: The Strange Aftermath of a ‘Karen’ Encounter

by Seyward Darby December 24, 2020October 19, 2022

In a progressive New Jersey community, racial solidarity is complicated.

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