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The Best American Magazine Writing 2022 presents a range of outstanding writing on timely topics, from in-depth reporting to incisive criticism: Kristin Canning calls for a change in how we talk about abortion (Women’s Health), and Ed Yong warns us about the next pandemic (The Atlantic). Matthieu Aikins provides a gripping eyewitness account of the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul (New York Times Magazine). Heidi Blake and Katie J. M. Baker’s “Beyond Britney” examines how people placed under legal guardianship are deprived of their autonomy (BuzzFeed News). Rachel Aviv profiles a psychologist who studies the fallibility of memory—and has testified for defendants including Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby (The New Yorker).
The anthology includes dispatches from the frontiers of science, exploring why Venus turned out so hellishly unlike Earth (Popular Science) and detailing the potential of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Quanta). It features celebrated writers, including Harper’s magazine pieces by Ann Patchett, whose “These Precious Days” is a powerful story of friendship during the pandemic, and Vivian Gornick, who offers “notes on humiliation.” Carina del Valle Schorske depicts the power of public dance after pandemic isolation (New York Times Magazine). And the NBA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lauds the Black athletes who fought for social justice (AARP the Magazine). Amid the continuing reckoning with racism, authors reconsider tarnished figures. The Black ornithologist and birder J. Drew Lanham assesses the legacy of John James Audubon in the magazine that bears his name, and Jeremy Atherton Lin questions his youthful enthusiasm for Morrissey (Yale Review). Jennifer Senior writes about memory and the lingering grief felt for a friend killed on 9/11 (The Atlantic). The collection concludes with Nishanth Injam’s story of queer first love across religious boundaries, “Come with Me” (Georgia Review).
ASIN : B0B52K11TG
Publisher : Columbia University Press (November 29, 2022)
Publication date : November 29, 2022
Language : English
File size : 2394 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 452 pages
Reviewer: Sylvia Wrigley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A strong collection of articles from 2022
Review: "The Best American Magazine Writing 2022" is the latest in this series, edited by Sid Holt for the American Society of Magazine Editors and published by Columbia University Press. Every year, the press publishes a collection of the most noteworthy essays and articles published in the US over the year. It features publications from print magazines and online venues, with traditional heavy hitters such as the Atlantic and Harpers side-by-side with ESPN and Buzzfeed news.The breadth of topics range from personal essays to ground-breaking science. Yet despite this variety, there is a sense of American zeitgeist, as common threads of media headlines, US politics and the COVID pandemic, run through the collection. I found myself excited and intrigued by space telescopes, the fall of Kabul, vaqueros, Britney Spears and even boxing. While the big names such as Ann Patchett and Kareem Abdul Jabber deliver impressive work, it was the essays by new-to-me authors such as Carina del Valle Schorske and Katie Gutierrez that really surprised and captivated me.I highly recommend "The Best American Magazine Writing 2022" for readers who appreciate excellent writing and quality journalism. Thanks to Netgalley for offering me a copy of the book to read and review.
Reviewer: Kelevilin Kimathi
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best magazine pieces of year
Review: The best magazine writing 2022 does not dissapoint as usual it highlights pieces not only from the established big players like newyorker but also from lesser known but equally important players. I can now close my 2022 magazine season and look forward to what 2023 offers.
Reviewer: Tardigrade
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent review
Review: As always, this anthology is an excellent review of the past year in the press. You will find here a wide range of topics, some obvious â like pandemics or abortion rights â and some wonderfully obscure, like one of my favorite pieces, The Original Cowboys, about the forgotten legacy of Texas vaqueros. Along with the typical reporting and essays, there are some examples of sports and science writing.Thanks to the publisher, Columbia University Press, and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy of this book.
Reviewer: joycesmysteryandfictionbookreviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great reading
Review: This yearly anthology always offers some good reads. A wide range of publications are included as are a number of categories. So, from the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Harperâs, AARP and more as sources. Just two of the writers are Ann Patchett and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar. An example of a category is Winner-Essays and Criticism or Finalist-Service Journalism. Dip in and out as one wishes. Always walk away having read something interesting and worthwhile.Many thanks to NetGalley and Columbia University Press for this title. All opinions are my own.
Reviewer: Jennifer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting Collection of Articles on Diverse and Timely Subject
Review: Quick TakeI love a good collection of essays/magazine writing so I was curious to check out this collection of the best magazine writing in America for 2022. It was an excellent and interesting read that was educational , entertaining, eye-opening, and thought-provoking.What Topics Are Covered?The topics of the articles were quite diverse and included pieces on the COVID pandemic, the James Webb Space Telescope, the exploration of Venus, abortion, Jake Paul and his boxing career, the problems with the guardianship industry, an âon the streetsâ look at the fall of Kabul, racism and the founder of the Audubon Society founder, the aftermath of 9/11, and personal stories and profiles that were quite diverse. The authors range from journalists to famous people (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to published authors (Ann Patchett).My ThoughtsI loved moving from one essay to another and discovering an entirely new world or person to explore. There wasnât a bad piece in the book, but obviously your âfavoritesâ will depend on your own personal preferences. For example, I particularly liked the essay by Ann Patchett because Iâm a fan of her writing. However, I was just as interested in pieces by writers Iâve never heard of and topics I didnât know anything about.Some of the essays gave me a greater insight into current eventsâsuch as the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope and all that was involved in designing and launching it. Iâd known it was already a success with all the photos that have been featured in the news, but reading about all the possible issues and design challenges gave me some more depth and context to what went into getting those photos.The pieces were drawn from a variety of publications and websites, such as The Atlantic, Harperâs, Popular Science, Quanta, Womenâs Health, AARP the Magazine,Texas Highways, ESPN.com, BuzzFeed News and more. So youâre definitely being exposed to writing from sources that you may not come across or read in your daily life.All in all, this was a satisfying read that I found quite edifying and interesting.
Reviewer: B Burke
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Stories fiction
Review: This book was sent to me by Netgalleyâ¦thanks to the publisher for the electronic copy. Stories that are Intriguing by various authorsâ¦enjoyâ¦authors that are reliable In that the reader can expect a good storyâ¦