April 2012
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Two Years of Longform: 50 Most Read Stories
“The best narrative non-fiction—unlike basically every other content type on the web—doesn’t lose appeal as it ages.”
Read the list.
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Experience Joshua Hammer’s riveting true story of a father’s obsessive quest for justice with the iPad version of The Kalinka Affair.
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We'll be in LA tomorrow!
ljdigital:
Narratives in a Digital Age
SATURDAY:
4:30 p.m. in Norris Theater: With Mark Bryant, Jay Caspian King, Jacob Lewis, Evan Ratliff. Moderated by David Ulin.
Other panels related to publishing, narrative nonfiction/literary journalism
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Reblog this excerpt from our new story...
(…for a chance to win a free copy!)
What Happened to Kalinka Bamberski?
The abduction of Dr. Dieter Krombach began in the village of Scheidegg, in southern Germany. His three kidnappers punched him in the face, tied him up, gagged him and threw him in the back of their car. They drove 150 miles, crossing the border into the Alsace region of France, with Krombach stretched out on the floor...
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Long-form narrative is journalism at its most subversive.
– Dean Starkman
Gizmodo: The New Essential Apps March 2012 →
longform:
“Longform: If you’re favorite thing to do on the iPad is read, you owe it to yourself to get Longform. It’s an app that culls all the great longform writing from places like Esquire, The Atlantic, Grantland, The Awl and more into one app. There, all the great pieces can be read uninterrupted and in your hands. Just like reading should be.”
Thanks, Gizmodo.