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An empty chair sits in front of a typewriter and small desk in a desolate wood room with a view.
Posted inUncategorized

Odd, Genius, or Something In Between: A Reading List on Writers

by Lisa Bubert August 16, 2022January 25, 2023

“Give me the weird tics, the turns of phrase, the strange beginnings. Give me the writer in their natural habitat.”

An empty chair sits in a room against a purple wall
Posted inNonfiction

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 8, 2022January 25, 2023

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Katie Barnes, Rachel Handler, Alex Hawkins, Lila Shapiro, and Raksha Vasudevan.

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 1, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Justin Heckert, Gloria Liu, Sharon Levy, and Mychal Denzel Smith.

A man sniffing a mushroom
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.

A woman with patches of colored felt obscuring her face
Posted inReading List

Impersonation Nation: A Very Scammy Reading List

by Peter Rubin December 2, 2021October 19, 2022

Five stories that demonstrate we’re living in the golden age of the personal hoax.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 28, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Desiree Stennett and Caroline Glenn, Imani Perry, Bethany Marcel, Joshua Hunt, and David Alm.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Did Paying a Ransom for a Stolen Magritte Painting Inadvertently Fund Terrorism?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 28, 2021October 19, 2022

“Modern art crime, like the arms trade, still thrives in the shadow of global conflict, which gives rise to criminal networks that make from the detritus of war immensely profitable commodities.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 26, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Ben Mauk and Matt Huynh, Katie Engelhart, Devon O’Neil, Ariel Saramandi, and Tananarive Due.

Posted inQuotes

“Can I Get You a Nice Chianti?”

by Carolyn Wells February 26, 2021October 14, 2022

Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins talk about “The Silence of the Lambs” for the movie’s 30th anniversary.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 27, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Nick Roberts and Rosa Amanda Tuirán, Carroll Bogert and Lynnell Hancock, Kiese Makeba Laymon, Alicia Kennedy, and Kitty Kelley.

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