The Best American Travel Writing 2011: The Best American Series

by Sloane Crosley, Jason Wilson

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

  • Format: eBook
  • ISBN-13/ EAN: 9780547678481
  • ISBN-10: 0547678487
  • Pages: 288
  • Publication Date: 10/04/2011
  • Carton Quantity: 1
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  • About the Book
    The Best American Series®
    First, Best, and Best-Selling

    The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s 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
  • About the Author

    Sloane Crosley

    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.

    Jason Wilson

    JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.

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    "[Crosley's] selections succeed in piquing the armchair traveler’s wanderlust."
    --Booklist
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