[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Michele Harper, Laura Paskus, Samiya Bashir, and Raven Leilani. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. Where Will Everyone Go? Abrahm Lustgarten | ProPublica | July 2" New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Michele Harper, Laura Paskus, Samiya Bashir, and Raven Leilani. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. Where Will Everyone Go? Abrahm Lustgarten | ProPublica | July 23, 2020 | 38 minutes (9,536 words) As temperatures and sea levels rise, populations flee from regions that are no longer livable, and the United States and other nations choose to build walls and keep migrants out, where will the world's climate refugees go? 2. The Police Tried to Make Me Medically Examine a Man Against His Will Michele Harper | Zora | July 6, 2020 | 18 minutes (4,611 words) On racism in medicine, body autonomy, and one Black doctor's experience in the ER. 3. Memory of a River Laura Paskus | Santa Fe Reporter | July 13, 2020 | 9 minutes (2,360 words) The adorable eucalyptus-eaters are on the front lines of research for a chlamydia vaccine. 4. Letter from Exile Samiya Bashir | LitHub | July 23, 2020 | 7 minutes (1,809 words) "In another hot year, we fail the Rio Grande." 5. The Void Witch Raven Leilani | Aquifer: The Florida Review Online | June 10, 2020 | 17 minutes (4,488 words) "She was in pursuit of what all black girls were supposed to be born with—a jovial, ironclad self-esteem, a sense of rhythm, and a witchy finesse with jojoba and coconut oils. She was in pursuit of that inalienable right to say whether or not someone was, in fact, down." Longreads | July 24, 2020 at 9:57 am | Tags: Abrahm Lustgarten, Aquifer: The Florida Review Online, Laura Paskus, LitHub, Michele Harper, ProPublica, Raven Leilani, Samiya Bashir, Santa Fe Reporter, Zora | Categories: Nonfiction, Top 5 | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-BeL 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/2020/07/24/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-333/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com