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Longreads Best of 2018: Essays

by Longreads December 11, 2018October 19, 2022

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

Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Secrets We Keep Amid All the Sweets

by Aaron Gilbreath December 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Talking about male bulimia.

Posted inHighlight, Quotes

You Can’t Escape Everything in the Ivory Tower

by michelleweber November 19, 2018October 19, 2022

For her father, Jaclyn Gilbert is less a daughter than a debt.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

Lacy M. Johnson on Rejecting the Need to Be Liked

by Krista Stevens October 23, 2018October 19, 2022

“As a woman, I have been raised to be nurturing, to care for others feelings’ and wellbeing often at the expense of my own.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

On Subtlety

by Meghan O'Gieblyn October 9, 2018October 19, 2022

What’s so great about having things spelled out clearly?

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Confessions of An Unredeemed Fan

by Longreads July 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Leslie Jamison remembers Amy Winehouse, who passed away nine years ago in Camden, London, at age 27.

Posted inQuotes

The Path to Healing is Lined with Small Bursts of Sweetness

by michelleweber July 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Aaron Hamburger’s essay in Tin House, “Sweetness Mattered,” was our top longread of the week last week, and with good reason.

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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 6, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Aaron Hamburger, William Finnegan, Cecilie Maria Kallestrup and Katrine Jo Anderson, Hannah Jane Parkinson, and Amy Westervelt.

Posted inReading List, Uncategorized

To Reflect, To Love, and To Protest: A Pride Month Reading List

by Emily Perper June 29, 2018October 19, 2022

A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Reading List

On Pointe: Reading on Ballet

by Emily Perper May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Emily Perper shares their love of dance with five great reads on ballet.

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