Working on our "Best of" package is a labor of love. Sifting through our 2023 editors' picks is a lot like listening to your favorite songs on repeat. Here are reported essays that we will reread over and over again by Summer Praetorius, Jennifer Senior, Nick Bowlin, Guy D. Middleton, and Tom Vanderbilt.

https://longreads.com/2023/12/07/best-of-2023-reported-essays/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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I'm looking for new writers to work with at @longreads — I'm interested in personal and reported personal essays with unique and unexpected angles. Braided and lyrical essays catch my eye. Send pitches for reported personal essays and full drafts for personal essays to [email protected]. Here are a few favorites I've worked on over the past year.

https://longreads.com/2023/01/26/something-about-the-present-devin-kelly/

https://longreads.com/2022/11/15/death-in-national-parks/

https://longreads.com/2022/02/22/bones-bones-how-to-articulate-a-whale/

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