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100 Must Read Essay Collections - Page 2

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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Living, Thinking, Looking (Siri Hustvedt)
Living, Thinking, Looking
Siri Hustvedt
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Loitering (Charles D'Ambrosio)
Loitering
Charles D'Ambrosio
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Lunch With a Bigot (Amitava Kumar)
Lunch With a Bigot
Amitava Kumar
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Madness, Rack, and Honey
Madness, Rack, and Honey
45
Magic Hours (Tom Bissell)
Magic Hours
Tom Bissell
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Meatless Days (Sara Suleri)
Meatless Days
Sara Suleri
47
Meaty (Samantha Irby)
Meaty
Samantha Irby
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Meditations From a Movable Chair (Andre Dubus)
Meditations From a Movable Chair
Andre Dubus
49
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood (Mary McCarthy)
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Mary McCarthy
50
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
51
Multiply/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal (Wendy S. Walters)
Multiply/Divide: On the American Real and Surreal
Wendy S. Walters
52
My 1980s and Other Essays (Wayne Koestenbaum)
My 1980s and Other Essays
Wayne Koestenbaum
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The Next American Essay, the Lost Origins and the Making of the American Essay (John D'Agata)
The Next American Essay, the Lost Origins and the Making of the American Essay
John D'Agata
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The Norton Book of Personal Essays (Various (Edited by Joseph Epstein))
The Norton Book of Personal Essays
Various (Edited by Joseph Epstein)
55
Notes From No Man's Land (Eula Biss)
Notes From No Man's Land
Eula Biss
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Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
57
Not That Kind of Girl (Lena Dunham)
Not That Kind of Girl
Lena Dunham
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On Beauty and Being Just (Elaine Scarry)
On Beauty and Being Just
Elaine Scarry
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Once I Was Cool (Megan Stielstra)
Once I Was Cool
Megan Stielstra
60
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write
100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write
61
On Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored (Adam Phillips)
On Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored
Adam Phillips
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On Lies, Secrets and Silence
On Lies, Secrets and Silence
63
The Opposite of Loneliness
The Opposite of Loneliness
64
Otherwise Known as the Human Condition (Geoff Dyer)
Otherwise Known as the Human Condition
Geoff Dyer
65
Paris to the Moon (Adam Gopnik)
Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik
66
Passions of the Mind (A.S Byatt)
Passions of the Mind
A.S Byatt
67
The Pillow Book (Sei Shonagon)
The Pillow Book
Sei Shonagon
68
A Place to Live (Natalia Ginzburg)
A Place to Live
Natalia Ginzburg
69
Playing in the Dark (Toni Morrison)
Playing in the Dark
Toni Morrison
70
Pulphead Essays
Pulphead Essays
71
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Selected Essays of Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
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SHADOW AND ACT by Ralph Ellison
SHADOW AND ACT by Ralph Ellison
73
Sidewalks (Valeria Luiselli)
Sidewalks
Valeria Luiselli
74
Sister Outsider
Sister Outsider
75
The Size of Thoughts (Nicholson Baker)
The Size of Thoughts
Nicholson Baker
76
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
77
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
78
The Story About the Story (Various (Edited by J.C. Hallman))
The Story About the Story
Various (Edited by J.C. Hallman)
79
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
80
Ten Years in the Tub (Nick Hornby)
Ten Years in the Tub
Nick Hornby
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