We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Tin House
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Secrets We Keep Amid All the Sweets
Talking about male bulimia.
Posted inHighlight, Quotes
You Can’t Escape Everything in the Ivory Tower
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
“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
What’s so great about having things spelled out clearly?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Confessions of An Unredeemed Fan
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
Aaron Hamburger’s essay in Tin House, “Sweetness Mattered,” was our top longread of the week last week, and with good reason.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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
A roundup of longreads to celebrate Pride Month.
Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Reading List
On Pointe: Reading on Ballet
Emily Perper shares their love of dance with five great reads on ballet.