[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Lauren Markham, Ariel Levy, Brooke Jarvis, Audrey Gray, and Chris Dennis. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed Lauren Markham | LitHub | A" New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're sharing stories from Lauren Markham, Ariel Levy, Brooke Jarvis, Audrey Gray, and Chris Dennis. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The Last Train Trip Before Everything Changed Lauren Markham | LitHub | April 6, 2020 | 10 minutes (2,529 words) On solitude, snow, and finding reasons to write. 2. A Missionary on Trial Ariel Levy | The New Yorker | April 6, 2020 | 41 minutes (10,340 words) "Renée Bach went to Uganda to save children — but many in her care died. Was she responsible?" 3. Why Old-Growth Trees Are Crucial to Fighting Climate Change Brooke Jarvis | Wired | April 1, 2020 | 21 minutes (5,253 words) Science has a lot to earn about the way ecosystems hold and process the Earth's carbon, and how efforts like reforestation can help improve those systems' effect on climate change. Two things are clear: Virgin forests sequester a lot of carbon, and humanity can't keep clear-cutting forests and burning fossil fuels the way we have been. 4. The Baller Audrey Gray | The Delacorte Review | April 1, 2020 | 21 minutes (5,492 words) Weary and frightened by the scary science she encounters on the climate beat, journalist Audrey Gray finds hope in the form of octogenarian Ed Mazria, a former basketball player turned architect turned climate evangelist, who has an actionable plan. 5. Push Play Chris Dennis | Guernica Magazine | April 6, 2020 | 7 minutes (1,969 words) "It is now mostly unclear why I thought it was a good idea to bring Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits to school with me." Longreads | April 10, 2020 at 10:38 am | Tags: Ariel Levy, Audrey Gray, brooke jarvis, Chris Dennis, Guernica Magazine, Lauren Markham, LitHub, The Delacorte Review, The New Yorker, wired | Categories: Nonfiction, Top 5 | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-Akx Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2020/04/10/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-318/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com