The Contemporary American Essay

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