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Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Looking for some good reading during the holiday season? Here’s every story that was chosen as number one in Longreads’ Weekly Top 5 email.
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chloe caldwellThe personal site of Chloe Caldwell, author of I’ll Tell You in Person, Legs Get Led Astray, and Women.
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Finding My Way into a New Form: An Interview with Teju Cole
Teju Cole chats with Steve Paulson about the beauty of sentence fragments and his meditative approach to combining text and photography in his book, Blind Spot.
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Scotiabank Giller PrizeFounded in 1994, the Scotiabank Giller Prize recognizes excellence in long form and short form Canadian fiction. At $140,000, the Giller Prize is the largest literary prize in Cananda.
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picture books blogger
Lovingly curated by Sarah Yewman, a “self-confessed picture-book geek,” picture books blogger reviews and showcases illustrated stories for diverse audiences of all ages.
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diaCRITICS
Co-founded by Pulitzer-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, diaCRITICS covers the arts, culture, and politics of Vietnamese diasporas around the world.
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A Selection of Virginia Woolf’s Most Savage Insults
If the latest celebrity and/or presidential Twitter feud left you uninspired, Emily Temple at Literary Hub is here for the rescue with some of Virginia Woolf’s harshest, wittiest takedowns.
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Know Your Audience
“I became aware of this phenomenon—people believing fiction is true—some years before this mass delusion about a popular novel swept the nation.” At The Mendocino Humanist, Todd Walton recounts his experiences with audiences who assume his stories are autobiographical.
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The Power of Reading: Connecting People Around the World Through Books
In a guest post, author Ann Morgan—the blogger at A Year of Reading the World—reflects on her 2017 project, “Postcards from my bookshelf.”
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terriblemindsTerribleminds is the blog of novelist, screenwriter, and game designer Chuck Wendig. He blogs about writing, pop culture, and a whole lot more. His site can be sometimes NSFW (“not safe for work”) — and in some cases, he says, probably NSFL (“not safe for life”) — so read with caution!
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Clive ThompsonClive Thompson, a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and Wired, writes about how technology affects everyday life. On his blog, he shares short posts compiling links to interesting reads about current topics.
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Betsy LernerBetsy Lerner is a literary agent and author of Bridge Ladies, The Forest for the Trees, and Food and Loathing. On her personal blog, you’ll find thoughts on writing, publishing, and more.
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“Vibrator Nation” by Lynn Comella
A Q&A with the Vibrator Nation author: “They led with sex education not titillation, and worked to advance a social mission that included putting a vibrator on the bedside table of every woman, everywhere, because they believed that access to accurate sexual information and quality products had the potential to make everyone’s lives better.”
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Children’s Author Susie Day
Susie Day writes books for children and young adults, and would totally offer you a cup of tea and a biscuit, if the internet did that sort of thing. Explore her colorful, well-organized website.
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Matthew ZapruderThe personal site of poet, translator, professor, and editor Matthew Zapruder, author of the acclaimed volume of poetry Come On All You Ghosts.
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