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100 Must Read Essay Collections

100 essay collections to read as suggested by Book Riot which puts forward the argument that if you don't like essays, you haven't found the right collection. THE MISSING COLLECTION: 'The Best American Essays series' this is published every year and selected by Robert Atwan.
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Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation
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Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere (André Aciman)
Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere
André Aciman
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American Romances (Rebecca Brown)
American Romances
Rebecca Brown
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Art and Ardor (Cynthia Ozick)
Art and Ardor
Cynthia Ozick
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The Art of the Personal Essay (Various (Edited by Phillip Lopate))
The Art of the Personal Essay
Various (Edited by Phillip Lopate)
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Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay
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The Best American Essays of the Century (Joyce Carol Oates, Edit.)
The Best American Essays of the Century
Joyce Carol Oates, Edit.
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Book of Days (Emily Fox Gordon)
Book of Days
Emily Fox Gordon
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The Boys of My Youth (Jo Ann Beard)
The Boys of My Youth
Jo Ann Beard
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The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders
The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders
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Broken Republic: Three Essays (Arundhati Roy)
Broken Republic: Three Essays
Arundhati Roy
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Changing My Mind (Zadie Smith)
Changing My Mind
Zadie Smith
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A Collection of Essays (George Orwell)
A Collection of Essays
George Orwell
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The Common Reader (Virginia Woolf)
The Common Reader
Virginia Woolf
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Consider the Lobster
Consider the Lobster
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The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up
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Discontent and Its Civilisations (Mohsin Hamid)
Discontent and Its Civilisations
Mohsin Hamid
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Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric (Claudia Rankine)
Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric
Claudia Rankine
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Dreaming of Hitler (Daphne Merkin)
Dreaming of Hitler
Daphne Merkin
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Self-Reliance [And Other Essays] (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Self-Reliance [And Other Essays]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Empathy Exams
The Empathy Exams
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Essays After Eighty (Donald Hall)
Essays After Eighty
Donald Hall
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Essays in Idleness (Yoshida Kenko)
Essays in Idleness
Yoshida Kenko
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Essays of Elia (Charles Lamb)
Essays of Elia
Charles Lamb
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
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Findings
Findings
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The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
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The Folded Clock: A Diary (Heidi Julavits)
The Folded Clock: A Diary
Heidi Julavits
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Forty-One False Starts (Janet Malcolm)
Forty-One False Starts
Janet Malcolm
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
Kiese Laymon
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I Feel Bad About My Neck
I Feel Bad About My Neck
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I Just Lately Started Buying Wings (Kim Dana Kupperman)
I Just Lately Started Buying Wings
Kim Dana Kupperman
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In Fact: The Best Creative Nonfiction (Various (Edited by Lee Gutkind))
In Fact: The Best Creative Nonfiction
Various (Edited by Lee Gutkind)
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In Praise of Shadows (Junichiro Tanizaki)
In Praise of Shadows
Junichiro Tanizaki
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In Search of Our Mother's Garden
In Search of Our Mother's Garden
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake (Sloane Crosley)
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
Sloane Crosley
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Karaoke Culture (Dubravka Ugresic)
Karaoke Culture
Dubravka Ugresic
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Labyrinths
Labyrinths
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