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‘Every sentence will be put under pressure’: how we make our Long Reads unputdownable

From plot twists to stunning visuals, our flagship long-form journalism can be as gripping as any beach read. To mark the publication of the summer issue of the Guardian Long Read magazine, we look at the craft that goes into making the stories so compelling

For the latest issue of the Guardian Long Read magazine, the brief for the cover was simple: something that evokes the pleasure of summer reading.

“With these magazines, there’s always a front-and-back reveal,” explains Chris Clarke, who has art directed all four issues of the magazine, which collates some of our finest long-form journalism. “For this summer issue, we lean into the joy of undistracted reading: on the front, a woman sits in a boat, reading, as the tide comes in. On the back, she is still there, still reading, except the tide has gone out and the boat is beached on the sand.”

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Jul 24, 2026 Magazines Newspapers & magazines Journalism books

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