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Best American Essays Series

Just the title of this series makes me cringe. The editors of these series are prominent writers but essays brings me back to college. Reading them for enjoyment is hard to imagine.
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The Best American Essays (Robert Atwan, Ed.)
The Best American Essays
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Robert Atwan, Ed.
The Best American Essays of the Century (Joyce Carol Oates, Edit.)
The Best American Essays of the Century
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Joyce Carol Oates, Edit.
The Best American Essays 1986 (Elizabeth Hardwick, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1986
3
Elizabeth Hardwick, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1987 (Gay Telese, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1987
4
Gay Telese, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1988 (Annie Dillard, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1988
5
Annie Dillard, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1989 (Geoffrey Wolff, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1989
6
Geoffrey Wolff, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1990 (Justin Kaplan, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1990
7
Justin Kaplan, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1991 (Joyce Carol Oates, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1991
8
Joyce Carol Oates, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1992 (Susan Sontag, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1992
9
Susan Sontag, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1993 (Joseph Epstein, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1993
10
Joseph Epstein, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1994 (Tracy Kidder)
The Best American Essays 1994
11
Tracy Kidder
The Best American Essays 1995 (Jamaica Kincaid, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1995
12
Jamaica Kincaid, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1996 (Geoffrey C Ward, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1996
13
Geoffrey C Ward, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1997 (Ian Frazier, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1997
14
Ian Frazier, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1998 (Cynthia Ozick, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1998
15
Cynthia Ozick, Ed.
The Best American Essays 1999 (Edward Hoagland, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 1999
16
Edward Hoagland, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2000 (Alan Lightman, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2000
17
Alan Lightman, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2001 (Kathleen Norris, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2001
18
Kathleen Norris, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2002 (Stephen Jay Gould, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2002
19
Stephen Jay Gould, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2003 (Anne Fadiman, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2003
20
Anne Fadiman, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2004 (Louis Menand, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2004
21
Louis Menand, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2005 (Susan Orlean)
The Best American Essays 2005
22
Susan Orlean
The Best American Essays 2006 (Lauren Slater)
The Best American Essays 2006
23
Lauren Slater
The Best American Essays 2007 (Ed. David Foster Wallace)
The Best American Essays 2007
24
Ed. David Foster Wallace
The Best American Essays 2008 (Adam Gopnik, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2008
25
Adam Gopnik, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2009 (Mary Oliver)
The Best American Essays 2009
26
Mary Oliver
The Best American Essays 2010 (Christopher Hitchens, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2010
27
Christopher Hitchens, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2011 (Edwidge Danticat, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2011
28
Edwidge Danticat, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2012 (David Brooks, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2012
29
David Brooks, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2013 (Cheryl Strayed, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2013
30
Cheryl Strayed, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2014 (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
The Best American Essays 2014
31
John Jeremiah Sullivan
The Best American Essays 2015 (Ariel Levy)
The Best American Essays 2015
32
Ariel Levy
Best American Essays 2016 (Jonathan Franzen)
Best American Essays 2016
33
Jonathan Franzen
The Best American Essays 2017 (Leslie Jamison, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2017
34
Leslie Jamison, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2018 (Hilton Als)
The Best American Essays 2018
35
Hilton Als
The Best American Essays 2019 (Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan)
The Best American Essays 2019
36
Rebecca Solnit, Robert Atwan
The Best American Essays 2020 (Andre Aciman, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2020
37
Andre Aciman, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2021 (Kathryn Schulz, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2021
38
Kathryn Schulz, Ed.
The Best American Essays 2022 (Alexander Chee, Ed.)
The Best American Essays 2022
39
Alexander Chee, Ed.
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