What Are Longreads?
Longreads are changing the way people read online.
They’re stories that are best enjoyed away from your desk – whether it’s on a daily commute, an airplane, a subway, or your couch. It’s in-depth stories, perfect for the iPad, iPhone or Kindle, and apps like Read It Later, Flipboard and Instapaper.
Longreads posts links to new stories every day – they include long-form journalism, magazine stories from your favorite publications (The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic), short stories, interview transcripts, and even historical documents. (For the record: Longreads are typically more than 1,500 words.)
Here’s the backstory on how Longreads started, and where it’s going.
Readers:
Share your favorites with the #longreads community by tagging your tweets with #longreads. Check the raw feed for most recent submissions, or search the Longreads database for more than 1,200 timeless stories curated by the editor.
Publishers:
Longreads is a company that brings together people who are passionate about reading and sharing great storytelling. Share your best stories by tagging them on Twitter (#longreads), or by using the “longreads” tag on your own site. Recent media outlets participating include:
Drop a note if you would like to collaborate: mark@longreads.com
About Longreads
Longreads was founded in April 2009 by Mark Armstrong. Comments, feedback? Get in touch: mark@longreads.com.
Longreads in the News
New York Times: Long-Form Journalism Finds an Online Friend
Lifehacker: “Longreads is chock full of good stuff”
AOL/Switched: “Armstrong has effectively managed to construct a massive tweet database, without sacrificing any of the streamlined brevity that makes his Twitter feed so ironically appealing.”
New York Observer: How Longreads Started
TechCrunch: The Perfect Content Companion for iPad + Instapaper, Longreads Get a Website
Longreads Featured in New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix
The Guardian Feature on the Revival of Long Stories
Poynter.org on How Technology Is Renewing Attention to Long-Form Journalism
Nieman Storyboard: Interview with Mark Armstrong