“So, so many Western visitors to Iraq in the past decade have thrown their heads back after a near-miss with a roadside bomb and thought, I need a drink right now. That was where the Baghdad Country Club came in.”
—Read Wired.com’s Q&A with Joshuah Bearman, author of The Atavist’s latest story, Baghdad Country Club.
December 2011
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David Dobbs: My Top Longreads of 2011 →
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Truly we live, as Steve Silberman said, in a time of longform renaissance. The reading year was notable not just for the rise of many long reads and Longreads, but for the debut of The Atavist and Byliner, two new venues for publishing pieces too long for magazines but too short for books.
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BEACH BOYS REUNITE FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY →
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The original, surviving members of the Beach Boys are to reform for their 50th anniversary. They have promised a new album and a world tour next year, as well as a career spanning box set.
Goodbye Surfing, Hello God! tells the story behind ‘Smile,’ the lost Beach Boys record that’s only recently resurfaced.
“I like physical books and magazines as much as the next guy. What I like even more, though, is long-form storytelling.”
—David Wolman, author of The Instigators, discussing his foray into digital longform in Nieman Reports.
“We’re in a renaissance of long-form writing…Now what’s required are ways for freelancers and bloggers to earn the money they need to support this level of in-depth reporting and discursive exploration.”
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Longreads: Writer Steve Silberman: My Top 5 Longreads of 2011
