Days after calling off her wedding, a writer travels to Texas to study the endangered whooping crane, and learns about the nature of need.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ijeoma Oluo, Patricia Lockwood, Michael Shaw, Mairead Small Staid, and Adriana Gallardo.
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How Do We Read in a Digital World?
Digitization has changed the way readers experience literature — and examine themselves.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Tressie McMillan Cottom, Kashmir Hill, R.O. Kwon, Jaime Lowe, and Steve Edwards.
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Balancing the Books
The Paris Review launches a monthly column to shine light on women writers from the past who have been under-recognized.
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Feminize Your Canon: Olivia Manning
The first in a new series at the Paris Review, featuring “underrated and underread” female authors. This one profiles British Novelist Olivia Manning (1908-1980), known best for her novel School for Love and for her Balkan and Levant trilogies. Manning’s books featured less likable women characters, who might have been better appreciated if they were […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Chris Outcalt, Corie Brown, Daniel Immerwahr, Toniann Fernandez, and Karen Abbott.
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Reality TV, Why Do We Love You So?
Love and guilt about reality TV.
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The Year of the Jumpsuit
A political art project calls for everyone to wear nondescript coveralls.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Sloane Crosley, Jason Fagone, Bronwen Dickey, Heather Radke, and Kelly Conaboy.