Your favorite stories of 2024

ABC 207: On the best longform of the year

Thank you for being part of the Article Book Club’s eighth year! We covered a lot of ground this year—from volunteering to big pants—but there were a few pieces that were a cut above the rest.

Here are your favorite articles of 2024:

1. ABC 183 on My Unraveling: Tom Scocca's medical mystery story about what his own illness taught him about the American healthcare system.

2. ABC 184 on The Birth of My Daughter, the Death of My Marriage: Leslie Jamison's moving portrayal of the end of her marriage.

3. ABC 200 on The Friendship Problem: Rosie Spinks’s timely essay on how modern loneliness masks itself as hyper-connectivity.

Amidst the barrage of election-year news, it seems personal essays offered a welcome reprieve this year. Thank you for supporting this newsletter through 207 (!!) editions. I’ve got a lot of goodies in store for you, including a TED Talk that will be released in the first issue of 2025.

Happy holidays,
Simo 

P.S. The song of the week is some bubblegum French pop. The full songs of the week playlist is here.

P.P.S. The next (and perhaps last) cohort of my career design course kicks off on 1/8. Get 10% off this week with the code ABC.