The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2017

“A gift . . . One wonders how the world might be different if works in The Best American Nonrequired Reading were indeed required.” —USA Today

Sarah Vowell, author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States and other best-selling titles "gilded with snark, buoyant on charm" (NPR), worked with the students of  the 826 Valencia writing lab to edit this year's anthology. They compiled new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and the category-defying gems that have become one of the hallmarks of this lively collection.

• The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2016 (The Best American Series ®)
• Best American Essays 2017 (The Best American Series ®)
• Best American Short Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)
• The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018 (The Best American Series ®)
• The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015 (The Best American Series ®)
• Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017 (The Best American Series ®)
• Best American Poetry 2017 (The Best American Poetry series)
• Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (The Best American Series ®)
• They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, with Readings (Third High School Edition)
• Best American Travel Writing 2017 (The Best American Series ®)