{"product_id":"the-best-american-essays-2026-9780063454446","title":"The Best American Essays 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The essayist needs the objective world,\" writes M. Gessen, the guest editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays 2026\u003c\/i\u003e, asking, \"But does the objective world need the essayist?\" There is no straightforward answer to Gessen's query, yet the authors in this volume tackle it headfirst. In doing so, they provide a mosaic depicting the year 2025, examining the degradation of American media, human consciousness, queer identity, wealth disparity, illness, capital punishment, war, and art. The twenty authors featured here show us that the essay and its subjective nature make meaning of a world that is growing more incomprehensible with each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2026\u003c\/i\u003e INCLUDES: HILTON ALS - TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER - ANDREA LONG CHU - FERNANDA EBERSTADT - BEN LERNER - TATIANA SCHLOSSBERG - JENNIFER SENIOR - JIA TOLENTINO - CHRISTIAN WIMAN - AND OTHERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Masha Gessen,Kim Dana Kupperman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063454446","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48671189368969,"sku":"9780063454446","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_79f480d1-2971-4b2a-968b-7dcde44aed49.jpg?v=1791955842","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-best-american-essays-2026-9780063454446","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}