From disciplining kids to the true cost of gun violence in America.

In 2015 MoJo readers proved yet again that great long-form reporting belongs online.

These richly detailed reports are sparking discussions and inspiring readers to share stories in greater numbers than ever before.

Many of our most popular articles published over the past year were heavily researched investigations and deeply reported narratives that originally appeared in the magazine.

Here for your holiday enjoyment is a selection of our best-loved longreads from the past year.

(And once you’re done reading through them, click here for last year’s list, here for our 2013 list, and here for our 2012 list).

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Source: The Top MoJo Longreads of 2015 | Mother Jones

The Long Read published 144 pieces in 2015 – our first full year. (If you’re counting at home that’s about 800,000 words or roughly the length of the first five Harry Potter novels.)

It wasn’t easy to choose 15 favourites but here they are – perfect reading for your holiday week arranged in chronological order:

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Source: The best of the Long Read in 2015 | News | The Guardian