The best American nonrequired reading 2013

By Alix Ohlin, Peter Hessler, Jim Gavin, Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers, Sebastian Rotella, Cynthia Gorney, Jennifer Egan, Kyle Minor, Miroslav Penkov, Alexander Maksik, Kiese Laymon, Madhuri Vijay, Alexis Schaitkin, Pamela Colloff, Ana Arana, Kim Philley

Subjects: American essays, American Short stories, American poetry, American prose literature, American literature (collections), 21st century

Description: Presents literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.