american essays

"Author Ross Gay spent a year writing almost-daily essays about the things, large and small, that delight him"--Provided by publisher.

"What is the internet doing to us? What is college for? What are the myths and metaphors we live by? These are the questions that William Deresiewicz has been pursuing over the course of his award-winning career. The End of Solitude brings together more than forty of his finest essays, including four that are published here for the first time. Ranging widely across the culture, they take up subjects as diverse as Mad Men and Harold Bloom, the significance of the hipster, and the purpose of art. Drawing on the past, they ask how we got where we are. Scrutinizing the present, they seek to understand how we can live more mindfully and freely, and they pose two fundamental questions: What does it mean to be an individual, and how can we sustain our individuality in an age of networks and groups?"--.

"In this . . . collection of 100 essays curated by The New York Times, students will find mentor texts written by their peers--13 to 18-year-olds--on a wide range of topics, including social media, race, video games, lockdown drills, immigration, tackle football, and the #MeToo movement. All of the essays were either winners or runners-up from New York Times Learning Network 2014-2019 Student Editorial contests, in which students could take on any issue they liked and, in 450 words or fewer, persuade readers--including educators from around the country as well as Times judges--to adopt their point of view. The essays have been selected for their voice, style, and use of evidence, as well as to present a snapshot of issues across a dozen categories that are of particular interest to adolescents"--Provided by publisher.

"Over the course of four years, the traveling love rally called Together Live brought together diverse storytellers for epic evenings of laughter, music, and hard-won wisdom to huge audiences across the country. Well-known womxn (and the occasional man) from all walks of life shared their most vulnerable truths in a radical act of love, paving the way for healing in the face of adversity. Now, off the stage and on the pages of Hungry Hearts, sixteen of these beloved speakers offer . . . personal essays as a reminder that we can heal from grief and that divisions can be repaired"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of reminiscences offers the poet's thoughts on aging, sensuality and sexuality, rage and violence, Africa, and the home.

A collection of selected essays, speeches, and meditations by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison spanning four decades of her career and exploring society, culture, and art.

Angelou talks about her most personal experiences and reveals her outlook on a wide variety of subjects.

Collection of political, spiritual, and personal interpretations by American authors, critics, commentators, activists and artists.

Contains essays deemed to be the best of 2018 and covering a wide variety of topics.

Contains essays deemed to be the best of 2017 and covering a wide variety of topics.