The Sunday Long Read

You'd be happier if you were reading right now (like, actually reading)

Check out this week's SLR featuring writers like @BenWeiserNYT, @iandille, @mattsreynolds1, @sarahtreleaven, @ScribblerSix, @YNGNKL + many more mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

"I remember the first time I visited Texas. The sky was so big, beautiful, bursting with bustle... This lyrical, loving ode to the state’s limitless heavens, by @iandille, rushed me back to that moment." One of @DVNJr's picks texashighways.com/outdoors/the-s…

In one of @DVNJr's picks this week, @BenWeiserNYT carefully unspools the saga that ties together a father's death in Vermont, a drug war in the Bronx, the international pathways of heroin, and an attorney's fight to right a series of wrongs. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyr…

An attempt to subjugate nature to the desire of one man (41-year-old but ageless Argentinian polo player) is threatened by the secret business ambitions of another (third-generation oil-and-gas Texan) @JacobFeldman4's favorite by @mattsreynolds1 wired.com/story/cloning-…

Morning! Thanks so much for carving out time to read—we're all going to be better off for it. And don't forget to mention The SLR at your next barbecue. These stories only get better when you have someone to discuss them with; trust us, we have you! mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

The @sundaylongread is probably my favourite thing on the Internet. An email every Sunday with links to incredible articles and stories I would never find otherwise.

Was glad for the chance to make this week's selections, while also ruminating on my magazine fixation:

Check out this week's SLR, guest edited by @AlecMacGillis and including writers like @CandaceBushnell, @FreshParsley, @stavernise, @IChotiner, @thomaschattwill + more mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

Public libraries have come to serve increasingly as a daytime waystation for unhoused people. Zac Bissonnette's piece takes an unusually unflinching look at this new reality, linking it to a decline in library visits. Guest editor @AlecMacGillis' top pick thefp.com/p/the-death-of…

Morning! We're thrilled to hand today's edition over to guest editor @AlecMacGillis, a reporter for @propublica and the author of “Fulfillment: America in the Shadow of Amazon” and “The Cynic: The Political Education of Mitch McConnell.” mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

Our latest edition of The Best True Crime Stories This Month, edited by Kim Cross, is available now. Read about Bryan Kohberger pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree murder for the 2022 stabbing deaths of four college students in Moscow, Idaho, and more!…

Delighted to see my @NoemaMag feature about the threat of solar storms included in this week's @sundaylongread. With thanks to @jopiazza for selecting. mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

Check out this week's SLR, guest edited by @jopiazza and featuring writers like @emmabgo, @amyodell, @louisahthomas, @henrywismayer, @jiatolentino, & @amckean mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

In guest editor @jopiazza's top pick, @emmabgo interviews the young women who turned out in droves for Turning Point USA’s Young Women’s Leadership conference. nytimes.com/2025/06/23/sty…

Hello! We're thrilled to hand today's edition over to guest editor @jopiazza, a bestselling author and podcast creator. Her latest novel is Everyone Is Lying To You, a juicy thriller about #tradwife influencers dismantling the patriarchy. Enjoy her picks! mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

Don't miss this week's SLR featuring @jennabelson, @mjcontrera, @txtianmiller, @susandominus, @chafkin, @megreenwell, @joonlee & more! mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

“Can someone really get away with stealing 280,000 eggs?” An irresistible caper for our times—a bold heist of America’s top egg producer, followed by a ransom note. @JacobFeldman4 & @DVNJr's favorite by @jennabelson & @mjcontrera washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Morning! Read about an egg heist, MS-13, luxury fitness & more in this week's SLR mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…