{"product_id":"the-guardian-long-read-4","title":"The Guardian Long Read #4","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e210 x 272 mm, 100 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLondon, UK \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst published in 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree times a year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditors:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Wolf \u0026amp; Clare Longrigg\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArt directors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Clarke \u0026amp; Suzanne Lemon \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Illustration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Klaus Kremmerz\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian Long Read\u003c\/i\u003e compiles some of the newspaper’s finest long-form journalism. In an age of shrinking attention spans and AI, this magazine offers 100 pages and 55,000 words of thoroughly reported writing. Its ten carefully selected articles are the kind of work that can’t be reduced to bite-sized snippets; they demand to be read in full. The texts also give the design team a chance to adapt the daily newspaper’s design language to a new format, and commission new illustration to accompany the stories—a point of pride that editor David Wolf draws attention to in this edition’s opening letter.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis vibrant fourth issue for Summer 2026 features a seasonal cover illustration by Klaus Kremmerz, celebrating the luxury of unhurried holiday reading. Delving deeper into \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e’s archives of 1,500 long read articles, the ten featured stories showcase outstanding and often prescient journalism from across the past decade—the eldest story here is from nine years ago, whilst the most recent appeared just a few months back.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMark Blacklock investigates the mystery of Humphrey Smith’s vacant watering hole empire; novice English teacher Peter C. Baker navigates the AI-in-the-classroom divide; Atul Dev profiles Narendra Modi’s formidable right hand man; and, Kieran Morris meets the player behind the football legend that he fabricated as a teenager.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWatch a video of magCulture Meets \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian Long Read\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring David Wolf, Clare Longrigg and Chris Clarke, recorded at the shop on 26 November 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/manage\/videos\/1141108107\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewatch here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/guardianbookshop.com\/the-guardian-long-read-summer-2026-9781919464312\"\u003eguardianlongread.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"magCulture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45440275382381,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/7889\/files\/TheGuardianLongRead4.jpg?v=1783526531","url":"https:\/\/magculture.com\/products\/the-guardian-long-read-4","provider":"magCulture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}