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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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