The Best American Essays 2012

Nonfiction from Malcolm Gladwell, Francine Prose, Jonathan Franzen, and more: "There is not a dud in the bunch. [An] exhilarating collection." Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Whether a personal reflection on a wife's decline from Alzheimer's, a critique of the overdiagnosis of mood disorders, a lighthearted look at menopause, a friend's commentary on David Foster Wallace's heartbreaking suicide, or a memoir of teaching underprivileged children, this collection highlights the best essays of the year with contributions from:

Benjamin Anastas Marcia Angell Miah Arnold Geoffrey Bent Robert Boyers Dudley Clendinen Paul Collins Mark Doty Mark Edmundson Joseph Epstein Jonathan Franzen Malcolm Gladwell Peter Hessler Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough Garret Keizer David J. Lawless Alan Lightman Sandra Tsing Loh Ken Murray Francine Prose Richard Sennett Lauren Slater Jose Antonio Vargas Wesley Yang

"A trove of fine writing on big issues." Kirkus Reviews

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