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“Writing an essay is like catching a wave,” posits guest editor Ariel Levy. “To catch a wave, you need skill and nerve, not just moving water.” This year’s writers are certainly full of nerve, and have crafted a wide range of pieces awash in a diversity of moods, voices, and stances. Leaving an abusive marriage,…
Since 1986, “The Best American Essays” has gathered the most interesting and provocative writing of the year. This year’s volume is terrifically diverse, with subjects ranging from driving lessons to animal rights to citizenship in times of emergency.
Now in its 20th year, this “consistently refined and lively series” (Booklist) still highlights “the best that the form can be” (Philadelphia Inquirer). This year’s collection highlights lively and provocative writing from Roger Angell, Andrea Barrett, David Sedaris, Holly Welker, and others.
Edited by “The New Yorker’s” much-loved Adam Gopnik, this year’s “Best American Essays” includes contributions by such writers as Albert Goldbarth, Anthony Lane, Louis Menand, and Ander Monson.
Here is another “splendid array of unpredictable and delectable essays” (“Booklist”) chosen by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Louis Menand. “The Best American Essays” once again earns its place as the liveliest and leading annual of its kind.
The debut last year of this newest addition to the Best American series was an instant hit with readers of all ages. Eggers will be editing the volume annually, choosing the finest, most interesting, and least expected fiction, nonfiction, humor, alternative comics, and more.
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