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Take a Break from December with the Year’s Best Longreads
Shut out the hustle and bustle for 15 minutes, and dig into a good story.
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Hakai MagazineHakai Magazine explores our changing world through stories on oceans, coastlines, and marine life, written by today’s leading — and most engaging — scientists and environmentalists.
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Three Stories to Read this LGBT History Month
From The Golden Girls to 17th-century London, these stories explore the rich layers of queer history.
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Queens of Infamy: The Rise of Catherine de’ Medici
At Longreads, Anne Thériault wittily chronicles the early trials and tribulations of Renaissance queen Catherine de’ Medici, from her childhood in war-ravaged Florence to the first few years of her fraught marriage with the heir to the French throne.
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Tim Harford: The Undercover EconomistEconomist and journalist Tim Harford blends insights on technology, business, and, economic history into accessible and engaging posts on a wide range of topics, from inequality to social media.
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Plodding Through The PresidentsAmerican history buffs, this one’s for you: Howard Dorre, who’s reading (and blogging about) a biography of every U.S. president, has published numerous posts on arcane-yet-fascinating aspects of the presidency.
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The Penguin DigestPenguin Random House India is the subcontinent’s largest English trade publisher; on their blog, they share book excerpts, literary news, and interviews, with a focus on South Asian voices.
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In Search of Beirut’s Collective Memory
Journalist Iain Akerman follows Mona El Hallak, a Lebanese architect and activist, as she tries to reconstruct facets of the city’s past through the archive of a long-defunct photographer’s studio.
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A Beast for the Ages
Why do we love (and fear, and kill) polar bears with so much intensity? At Longreads, Michael Engelhard, a wilderness guide and anthropologist, looks into the Arctic predator’s grip on our imagination.
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Ann Foster
Writer Ann Foster focuses on the intersection of women, history, and pop culture, with deep dives into the lives and stories of figures both well-known and half-forgotten.
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In Sudan, Rediscovering Ancient Nubia Before It’s Too Late
At Undark, Amy Maxmen follows the archaeologists and scientists who are racing to document what’s left of the ancient African civilization of Nubia.
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PopulaPopula, part of the Civil network, is “a journalist-owned, journalist-run, ad-free publication with nobody to answer to, except you.” Browse their growing archives for fresh, timely writing and art.
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Lost BalloonSpecializing in flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poetry under 1,000 words, Lost Balloon, a literary journal based in Chicago, shows good things can come in very small packages.
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“Tony”: David Simon on Anthony Bourdain
The creator of The Wire and Treme remembers his years of friendship and collaboration with the late Anthony Bourdain.
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Michigan Quarterly ReviewMichigan Quarterly Review, the flagship literary journal of the University of Michigan, has been publishing fiction, essays, and poetry for over 50 years — and the entire archive is available online.
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