The Contemporary American Essay

<b>A dazzling anthology of essays by some of the best writers of the past quarter century&#151;from Barry Lopez and Margo Jefferson to David Sedaris and Samantha Irby&#151;selected by acclaimed essayist Phillip Lopate.</b> <br><br>The first decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed a blossoming of creative nonfiction. In this extraordinary collection Phillip Lopate gathers essays by forty-seven of America&#146;s best contemporary writers mingling long-established eminences with newer voices and making room for a wide variety of perspectives and styles. <i>The Contemporary American Essay</i> is a monument to a remarkably adaptable form and a treat for anyone who loves fantastic writing.<br> &#160;<br> Hilton Als &#149; Nicholson Baker &#149; Thomas Beller &#149; Sven Birkerts &#149;&#160;Eula Biss &#149; Mary Cappello &#149; Anne Carson &#149; Terry Castle &#149; Alexander Chee &#149; Teju Cole &#149; Bernard Cooper &#149; Sloane Crosley &#149; Charles D&#146;Ambrosio &#149; Meghan Daum &#149; Brian Doyle &#149;&#160;Geoff Dyer &#149; Lina Ferreira &#149; Lynn Freed &#149; Rivka Galchen &#149; Ross Gay &#149; Louise Gl&#252;ck &#149; Emily Fox Gordon &#149;&#160;Patricia Hampl &#149; Aleksandar Hemon &#149; Samantha Irby &#149; Leslie Jamison &#149; Margo Jefferson &#149; Laura Kipnis &#149; David Lazar &#149; Yiyun Li &#149; Phillip Lopate &#149; Barry Lopez &#149; Thomas Lynch &#149; John McPhee &#149; Ander Monson &#149; Eileen Myles &#149; Maggie Nelson &#149; Meghan O&#146;Gieblyn &#149; Joyce Carol Oates &#149; Darryl Pinckney &#149; Lia Purpura &#149; Karen Russell &#149; David Sedaris &#149; Shifra Sharlin &#149; David Shields &#149; Floyd Skloot &#149; Rebecca Solnit &#149; Clifford Thompson &#149; Wesley Yang<br><br>An Anchor Original.