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48 Reader-Approved New Essay Collections

"Essay collections are enjoying something of a renaissance these days. Perhaps it's all the genuinely amazing writers working in this short-form tradition in recent years. Or maybe it's a concession to the modern attention span?

Either way, we think this collection may be useful for the discerning book browser. We've gathered below the most popular essay collections on Goodreads from the past three years, as determined by readers' shelvings and ratings.

Click around and you'll find there's quite a nice variety: The very funny Samantha Irby is back on shelves this month with Quietly Hostile. Hanif Abdurraqib traces the history of Black performance in the U.S. with A Little Devil in America. Zadie Smith's rapid-response collection Intimations is generally considered one of the most important books to come out of the early COVID pandemic days. Or for a high-altitude view of the human condition, there's John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed."
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Quietly Hostile (Samantha Irby)
Quietly Hostile (Samantha Irby)
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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Claire Dederer)
Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Claire Dederer)
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Black on Black (Daniel Black)
Black on Black (Daniel Black)
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The Leaving Season (Kelly McMasters)
The Leaving Season (Kelly McMasters)
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Black and Female (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
Black and Female (Tsitsi Dangarembga)
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Wanting: Women Writing About Desire (Margot Kahn)
Wanting: Women Writing About Desire (Margot Kahn)
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Ordinary Notes (Christina Sharpe)
Ordinary Notes (Christina Sharpe)
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Not Funny (Jena Friedman)
Not Funny (Jena Friedman)
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The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging (Samira Mehta)
The Racism of People Who Love You: Essays on Mixed Race Belonging (Samira Mehta)
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Why Read (Will Self)
Why Read (Will Self)
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Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices (Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond)
Relations: An Anthology of African and Diaspora Voices (Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond)
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The Ugly History of Beautiful Things (Katy Kelleher)
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things (Katy Kelleher)
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A Darker Wilderness (Erin Sharkey)
A Darker Wilderness (Erin Sharkey)
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Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Jen Sookfong Lee)
Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir (Jen Sookfong Lee)
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Drawing Breath: Essays on Writing, the Body, and Loss (Gayle Brandeis)
Drawing Breath: Essays on Writing, the Body, and Loss (Gayle Brandeis)
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The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
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Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
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These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
These Precious Days (Ann Patchett)
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Intimations (Zadie Smith)
Intimations (Zadie Smith)
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
Let Me Tell You What I Mean (Joan Didion)
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Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays (Jill Gutowitz)
Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays (Jill Gutowitz)
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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
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Vesper Flights (Helen MacDonald)
Vesper Flights (Helen MacDonald)
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Goodbye, Again (Jonny Sun)
Goodbye, Again (Jonny Sun)
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The Trayvon Generation (Elizabeth Alexander)
The Trayvon Generation (Elizabeth Alexander)
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Having and Being Had (Eula Biss)
Having and Being Had (Eula Biss)
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Burning Questions (Margaret Atwood)
Burning Questions (Margaret Atwood)
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The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays (CJ Hauser)
The Crane Wife: A Memoir in Essays (CJ Hauser)
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Blueberries (Ellena Savage)
Blueberries (Ellena Savage)
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Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be (Nicole Perkins)
Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be (Nicole Perkins)
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The 2000s Made Me Gay (Grace Perry)
The 2000s Made Me Gay (Grace Perry)
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In the Margins (Elena Ferrante)
In the Margins (Elena Ferrante)
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No One Asked for This (Cazzie David)
No One Asked for This (Cazzie David)
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Inciting Joy (Ross Gay)
Inciting Joy (Ross Gay)
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How to Read Now (Elaine Castillo)
How to Read Now (Elaine Castillo)
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On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (Maggie Nelson)
On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (Maggie Nelson)
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Everybody: A Book About Freedom (Olivia Laing)
Everybody: A Book About Freedom (Olivia Laing)
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Tomboyland (Melissa Faliveno)
Tomboyland (Melissa Faliveno)
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I Don't Want to Die Poor (Michael Arceneaux)
I Don't Want to Die Poor (Michael Arceneaux)
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White Magic (Elissa Washuta)
White Magic (Elissa Washuta)
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