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Publisher Comments:

The Best American Series®

First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the countrys finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volumes series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites . A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.

The Best American Travel Writing 2011 includes

André Aciman, Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd,

Verlyn Klinkenborg, Ariel Levy, Téa Obreht, Annie Proulx,

Gary Shteyngart, William T. Vollmann,

Emily Witt, and others

Review:

"[Crosley's] selections succeed in piquing the armchair travelers wanderlust."

--Booklist

Synopsis:

A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during 2010.

Synopsis:

Synopsis:

The hilarious and well-traveled Sloane Crosley, author of the New York Times bestseller I Was Told There'd be Cake, helms this collection of the genre's gems.

This year's edition includes pieces from André Aciman, Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Ariel Levy, Téa Obreht, Annie Proulx, Gary Shteyngart, William T. Vollmann, Emily Witt, and others.

About the Author

SLOANE CROSLEY is the author I Was Told There'd Be Cake, which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her second collection, How Did You Get This Number, finds her riffing on European vacation disasters and doing bridesmaid duty in Alaska.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780547333366
Author:
Crosley, Sloane (edt)
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Author:
Orlean, Susan
Author:
Wilson, Jason
Author:
Winchester, Simon
Author:
Crosley, Sloane
Author:
Buford, Bill
Author:
Bourdain, Anthony
Subject:
General Travel
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Travel Writing-General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
The Best American Series (R)
Publication Date:
20111031
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in 1 lb

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"[Crosley's] selections succeed in piquing the armchair travelers wanderlust."

--Booklist

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A collection of the best travel writing pieces published in American periodicals during 2010.
"Synopsis" by ,
"Synopsis" by ,
The hilarious and well-traveled Sloane Crosley, author of the New York Times bestseller I Was Told There'd be Cake, helms this collection of the genre's gems.

This year's edition includes pieces from André Aciman, Christopher Buckley, Maureen Dowd, Verlyn Klinkenborg, Ariel Levy, Téa Obreht, Annie Proulx, Gary Shteyngart, William T. Vollmann, Emily Witt, and others.
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