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Editors’ Picks

The Epic Return of Lucinda Williams

Bronwen Dickey | Garden & Gun | May 18, 2023 | 4,326 words

“Having once left an abusive relationship, Van Etten hears in Williams’s lyrics the strength of a woman who refused to let darkness define or diminish her.”

The Dave Matthews Guide to Living and Dying

Alex Pappademas | GQ | May 18, 2023 | 5,777 words

“Now 56, Matthews has been singing about mortality for a long time, and he’s confronting its specter in new and surprising ways.”

Hopeless Romantic, Seeking Treatment

Alexandra Molotkow | Pioneer Works Broadcast | May 16, 2023 | 3,112 words

“Should limerence—a state of obsessive infatuation—be considered a clinical issue?”

What It Takes to See 10,000 Bird Species

Jessie Williamson | Outside | May 11, 2023 | 5,881 words

“Peter Kaestner has traveled the world on an adventure-filled quest to become the first birder to hit 10,000.”

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Our year-end collection

All the top #longreads of 2022, selected by our editors, featured authors, and readers.