The Longform Guide to Diaries
Nina Simone, Guantánamo’s youngest prisoner, and a murderous college student — a collection of articles based on private journals.
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
The secret diary of Nina Simone.
Joe Hagan The Believer Aug 2010 25min
Tuesdays with Saddam
The diary of a Scranton, PA National Guardsmen tasked with guarding the highest profile prisoner in U.S. history: a surprisingly amiable Saddam Hussein.
Lisa DePaulo GQ Jun 2005 25min
In Search of Baseball's Holy Grail
Is an ancient diary the key to discovering the origins of baseball?
Bryan Curtis Grantland Sep 2013
Guantánamo Diary
The youngest prisoner held at Guantánamo on his seven years in detention.
Mohammed el Gorani, Jérôme Tubiana London Review of Books Dec 2011 20min
My Love Affair With The New York Observer
Diary of a veteran gadfly.
George Gurley New York Observer Mar 2013 35min
Diary of a Murder
On the last day of their junior year at Harvard, one roommate kills the other, then hangs herself.
Melanie Thernstrom New Yorker Jun 1996
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