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The Ten Greatest Essays, Ever.

Click on the writer’s name to read his or her list.

atwanbook

Robert Atwan

bellerbook

Tom Beller

bensonbook

Amy Benson

bergerbook

John Berger

bissbook

Eula Biss

boullybook

Jenny Boully

coferbook

Judith Ortiz Cofer

collinsbook

Paul Collins

cooperbook

Bernard Cooper

ehrlichbook

Gretel Ehrlich

fadiman2

Anne Fadiman

fieldbook

Thalia Field

gornickbook

Vivian Gornick

hamiltonbook

David Hamilton

howebook

Fanny Howe

iyerboook

Pico Iyer

koestenbaumbook

Wayne Koestenbaum

lazarbook

David Lazar

mcpheebook

John McPhee

millerbook

Brenda Miller

monsonbook

Ander Monson

rakoffbook

David Rakoff

sandersbook

Scott Russell Sanders

santbook

Luc Sante

jeffbook

Jeff Sharlet

shieldsbook

David Shields

weschlerbook

Lawrence Weschler

williamsbook

Terry Tempest Williams

  • About
  • Past Winners
  • Current Nominees
  • Past Nominees
  • 10 Greatest Essays, Ever
  • Essay Prize Quiz
  • Contact