Best American Essays

An eclectic collection of fiction, essays, poetry, and graphic work selected by high school students with the help of New York Times best-selling author Edan Lepucki.

The year's best travel writing, as chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane.

The year's top food writing from writers who celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country.

The year’s top food writing, from writers who celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country. Edited by Silvia Killingsworth and renowned chef and author Gabrielle Hamilton.

Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction.

The twenty pieces in this year’s collection showcase the best travel writing from 2006.

The Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915.

An eclectic compendium of the best travel writing essays published in 2018, collected by Alexandra Fuller. BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING gathers together a satisfyingly varied medley of perspectives, all exploring what it means to travel somewhere new. For the past two decades, readers have come to recognize this annual volume as the gold standard for excellence in travel writing.