In Elizabeth Zaleski’s "The Trouble with Loving Poets and Other Essays on Failure", quirky anecdotes proffer insights on family, relationships, and the self. Across five sections, the collection tackles “the trouble with” a variety... Read More

Queer Black author and professor Tisa Bryant’s bold, inventive autobiographical essay collection is about memory, grief, home, and belonging. The hybrid essays combine poetry, stream-of-consciousness prose, scraps of dialogue, lists of... Read More

Rebecca Solnit’s clearsighted, inspiring essay collection celebrates the achievements of the progressive movement and poses a hopeful vision of the future. This book celebrates an “epic transformation” still underway, driven by the... Read More

The brave, probing essays in Anna Badkhen’s "To See Beyond" address global issues including climate change, economic inequality, immigration, colonization, and genocide. The twenty-three essays in this collection cover a vast physical... Read More

Ron Dungan’s droll, engaging essay collection "The Worst Fishing Dog Ever" engages in quiet contemplation of fly-fishing in the Arizona backcountry. About fly-fishing excursions to remote streams, canyons, and lakes as remedies for... Read More

Maya Jewell Zeller’s poetic memoir-in-essays addresses issues of privilege, poverty, immigration, cultural literacy, and the power of nature. The book centers Zeller’s life in the Pacific Northwest. “The Privilege Button”... Read More

In "Portrait of an Island on Fire", essayist Ariel Saramandi writes about how race, gender, culture, and environmental change drive life in Mauritius, wrestling with the ongoing impact of the country’s past. With righteous anger and... Read More

A work of boldness and excellence, Mandy-Suzanne Wong’s essay collection is an act of adoration for the ocean and all marine life. The collection centers on invertebrate species, including jellyfish, snails, and mollusks. It muses on... Read More