The Best American Essays 2012 Author:David Brooks (Editor), Robert Atwan (Editor) The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique s... more »ystem has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. The Best American Essays 2012 includes:
The foul reign of "self-reliance" / Benjamin Anastas
The crazy state of psychiatry / Marcia Angell
You owe me / Miah Arnold
Edward Hopper and the geometry of despair / Geoffrey Bent
A beauty / Robert Boyers
The good short life / Dudley Clendinen
Vanishing act / Paul Collins
Insatiable / Mark Doty
Who are you and what are you doing here? / Mark Edmundson