A Journal of the Plague Years

<p>In the 1600s Daniel Defoe published what's regarded as the first work of literary nonfiction. Chronicling the upheaval of our own time writers created a new literary language combining state-of-the-art journalism and literary writing. This collection a swooping narrative from the magazine of the same name offers a roadmap pointing to the future full of humor politics and pathos. Contributors include Steve Erickson Mikal Gilmore Blanche McCrary Boyd Thrity Umrigar Ted Mooney Sarah Chayes J.C. Hallman Tim Page Beth Alvarado Lauren Camp Maxine Chernoff Gregory McNamee Matt Cooper Michael Brown Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi Paul Cullum Keith Donnell Jr. David Galef Jami Macarty Mike Medberry Christine Kiessling Alberto Montero Paul E Nelson David Weir Ben Quick Stephen Derwent Partington Stephen Pain Hailey Nicole Warner Herb Randall William Thatcher Dowell Michelle Browder.</p>