It's Top 5 time! A year in the life of a grieving mother. An afternoon of outcry. A peek into the life of a celebrity ghostwriter. A witness to a monarch migration. And the friendship behind sushi’s arrival in the U.S. These are our favorite reads of the week. 🧵
https://longreads.com/2023/05/12/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-465/
1. "How many more parents, children, spouses, friends will join this grieving army in their aching, unspeakable form of love?" Seyward Darby chooses Skip Hollandsworth's wrenching profile of an Uvalde mother for Texas Monthly:
One year ago, before the school shooting in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio had never been on a plane or given a public speech or scolded a U.S. senator right there in his office. A year in the life of a grieving mother.
2. "This isn’t argument, it’s testimony. It’s catharsis even in the absence of redemption or justice." @provenself recommends Arielle Isack's searing account of a Jordan Neely vigil for N+1:
3. Carolyn Wells enjoyed the "honesty, self-awareness, and thoughtful analysis of the particular psychology this sort of writing requires" in J.R, Moehringer's New Yorker story:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/j-r-moehringer-ghostwriter-prince-harry-memoir-spare
4. For @kristastevens, "Romina Cenisio's Atmos piece on the monarch butterfly migration recalls the singular joy that butterflies bring, along with critically important reminders of our role as humans to ensure the well-being of butterflies for generations to come."
https://atmos.earth/the-monarch-butterfly-migration-is-in-danger/?src=longreads
5. And for @cherilucas, it's Daniel Miller's @latimes "fun piece of regional foodie history — one that ultimately explores whether food can truly bring different people and cultures together."
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/history-of-sushi-in-la?src=longreads
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