Stories That Want To Be Told

The long-form journalism in this collection satisfies because it offers depth, complexity and the bigger picture. Arlie Alizzi’s piece is not only about how powerlifting has become a mainstream pursuit but also what this shift in culture has meant for trans lifters and how the politics is playing out at an organisational level. Esther Linder’s snapshot of what happens when the food supply chain is disrupted takes the reader from the farm to the supermarket, zooming in on the many weak links. Sexual abuse by the clergy is only one aspect of the larger question of why people are leaving the Catholic Church, says Claire Keenan, as she ponders why some become lapsed, like herself, while others stay, separating “their love for Christ from the church’s wrongdoing”.

Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald

The Long Lede Anthology is great for dipping in and out of; with various writing styles, each piece is thoroughly researched and uses accessible, almost conversational language, making complex issues easier to understand. This anthology is a timely companion to Leigh Sales’ Storytellers and proves that well-written and researched articles are still relevant—and powerful conversation starters.

Alida Galati, Books + Publishing

Stories That Want to be Told gives passionate, thoughtful and hard-working journalists and writers the means to do what they’re supposed to do – to go out from the comfortable confines of the tribe, hunt and gather, and bring back that which they seek or find to show the rest of us.

B.P. Marshall, Tasmanian Times