Edited by the author of The Orchid Thief, a new collection of the finest nonfiction essays published over the past year incorporates the work of distinguished masters of the essay genre, including Roger Angell, Andrea Barrett, David Sedaris, Holly Welker, and others. Simultaneous.
SUSAN ORLEAN, a staff writer at
The New Yorker, is the author of four books, including
The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People.ROBERT ATWAN has been the series editor of The Best American Essays since its inception in 1986. He has edited numerous literary anthologies and written essays and reviews for periodicals nationwide.