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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Here are five stories to kickstart your weekend of reading: Seyward starts us off with story close to her heart, set in her hometown of Greenville, North Carolina; Krista shares a remembrance of the longest siege in modern history; Peter recommends a deeply reported piece on Andrew Luck; Cheri takes us behind the scenes of […]
Best of 2022: Investigative Reporting
The incredible stories that exposed abuses of both power and people.
Why We Love to Hate Tom Brady
The Gwyneth Paltrow of the NFL must be stopped.
Longreads Best of 2017: Sports Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in sports writing.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Whatsoever Things Are True Matthew Shaer | The Atavist | Sept. 8, 2015 |Â 61 minutes (15,311 words) A Chicago man is convicted […]
Gangrey: Our Top 5 Longreads of 2011
Gangrey.com is a site dedicated to the practice of great newspaper and magazine storytelling. Some of these picks make it seem like we like each other. We do, most of the time. But we’re also intense critics. We get together in the woods in Georgia one weekend each year to tear one another apart. Physical […]

