Author(s): various

Cultural Studies

Edited by The New Yorker's much-loved Adam Gopnik, this year's Best American Essays continues the laudable tradition of collecting the finest essays, "judiciously selected from countless publications" (Chicago Tribune), ensuring that the 2008 edition is another "kick-ass anthology" (Booklist). Contributors include Albert Goldbarth, Anthony Lane, Louis Menand, Ander Monson, and others.