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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 11, 2022March 19, 2025

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Shannon Gormley, Nickole Brown, Jason Kehe, and Abe Streep.

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Best of 2025: All Our Number Five Story Picks

by Longreads December 18, 2025December 19, 2025

Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.

Arts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Shelved: The Sound of Big Star’s Self-Destruction

by Tom Maxwell October 29, 2018January 7, 2026

As the band dissolved, they managed to capture their destruction in some dark, powerful music.

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Naked City

by Leslie Kendall Dye December 5, 2019December 30, 2022

Here, everyone hurries but no one arrives, everyone shows up but no one gets in, everyone’s a member but no one belongs.

Arts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

The Young Man and the Sea Sponge

by Darryn King August 13, 2019February 3, 2023

SpongeBob SquarePants turned 20 this summer. This is the story of how a marine biology teacher named Stephen Hillenburg gave life to an animated character who continues to delight fans worldwide.

Crime, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Searching For Mackie

by Annie Hylton February 12, 2020December 16, 2022

Seven years ago, a young woman from Tache, British Columbia, went out for the evening and never came back. Her family won’t stop looking for her, and they deserve answers.