Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves

Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present

Bernard Cooper, Michael W. Cox, Annie Dillard, Mark Doty, Tony Earley, Anthony Farrington, Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, Diane Glancy, Lucy Grealy, Jo Ann Beard, Robin Hemley, Adam Hochschild, Jamaica Kincaid, Barbara Kingsolver, Ted Kooser, Sara Levine, E.J. Levy, Phillip Lopate, Barry Lopez, Wende · 576 pages

From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism--this anthology brings together fifty works from all genres of creative nonfiction. --from back cover.

Paris Was Ours: Thirty-Two Writers Reflect on the City of Light

Penelope Rowlands · 279 pages

Paris is “the world capital of memory and desire,” concludes one of the writers in this intimate and insightful collection of memoirs of the city. Living in Paris changed these writers forever. In thirty-two personal essays—more than half of which are here published for the first time—the writers describe how they were seduced by Paris and then began to see things differently. They came to writ

Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories

Megan Kelley Hall, Carrie Jones · 369 pages

Presents top authors for teens as they share their stories about bullying--as silent observers on the sidelines of high school, as victims, and as perpetrators.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger

This first batch of Chicken Soup for Teens consists of 101 stories every teenager can relate to and learn from & mdash;without feeling criticized or judged. This edition contains important lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, and the value of respect for oneself and others, and much more.

Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant : Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone

Jenni Ferrari-Adler · 280 pages

A delightful and unexpected collection of pieces by writers, foodies, and others-including Nora Ephron, Marcella Hazan, and Ann Patchett-on the distinctive experiences of cooking for one and dining alone.If, sooner or later, we all face the prospect of eating alone, then Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant provides the perfect set of instructions. In this unique collection, twenty-six writers an

YELL-Oh Girls!: Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American

Vickie Nam · 336 pages

Everything I Needed to Know about Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

Meg Cabot, Megan McCafferty, Melissa Senate, Diana Peterfreund, Stephanie Lessing, Laura Ruby, Erica Orloff, Stacey Ballis, Julie Kenner, Kristin Harmel, Jennifer Coburn, Elise Juska, Kyra Davis, Beth Kendrick, Berta Platas, Lynda Curnyn, Kayla Perrin, Cara Lockwood, Alison Pace, Megan Crane, Lara D · 275 pages

Whether laughing to tears or clamoring for more unmistakable "me too!" moments, girls all over the world have been touched by Judy Blume's poignant coming-of-age stories. Now, in this anthology of essays, 24 notable female authors write straight from the heart about the unforgettable novels that left an indelible mark on their childhoods and still influence them today. After growing up from Tales

Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York

Sari Botton · 269 pages

"Goodbye to All That is a collection of essays about loving and leaving the magical city of New York. Inspired by Joan Didion's well-loved essay by the same name, this anthology features the experiences of 28 women for whom the magic of the city has worn off-whether because of loneliness after many friends marry, have kids, and head to the suburbs; jadedness about their careers; or difficulty find

Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It: Life Journeys Inspired by the Bestselling Memoir

Elizabeth Gilbert · 240 pages

I Thought My Father Was God and Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project

Paul Auster, Nelly Reifler · 416 pages

A collection of 180 personal, true-life accounts from NPR's National Story Project reflects the work of men and women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life and is accompanied by a look at the role of storytelling in our lives.

Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women

Candace Walsh, Laura Andre · 270 pages

The Moth

Catherine Burns · 407 pages

In the tradition of book anthologies created from public radio programs such as StoryCorps and This I Believe, THE MOTH collects the best storytelling moments--most in print here for the very first time--straight from their archive of more than 3000 shows since the first Moth Evening in 1997.

To Belong Here: A New Generation of Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Appalachian Writers (Appalachian Futures Black Native & Queer Voices)

Rae Garringer · 112 pages

Eat, Memory: Great Writers at the Table: A Collection of Essays from the New York Times

Amanda Hesser · 204 pages

"New York Times Magazine"--Food editor Hesser has showcased the food-inspired recollections of some of America's leading writers. "Eat, Memory" collects the 26 best stories and recipes from some of the playwrights, novelists, and journalists featured in her column.

Kid Me Not: An anthology by child-free women of the '60s now in their 60s

Aralyn Hughes · 108 pages

"Whatever became of the youth of the ‘60s, the turbulent era of sex, drugs and rock & roll? [This] collection of intimate stories by women from the first generation ever to have access to The Pill, offers a unique perspective on the decade before Roe v. Wade, when free love wasn’t always free. As the women’s movement spread, these women faced a future of extraordinary possibilities – possibilities

Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

Larry Smith, Rachel Fershleiser · 232 pages

A collection of six-word memoirs, contributed by both famous and obscure writers, records the human experience in works that are by turn whimsical, poignant, and bizarre, by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates and Joan Rivers.

The Secret Loves of Geek Girls

Marjorie M. Liu, Mariko Tamaki, Marguerite Bennett, Margaret Atwood, Trina Robbins, Noelle Stevenson, Carla Speed McNeil, Sarah Winifred Searle, Stephanie Cooke · 70 pages

"The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is a non-fiction anthology mixing prose, comics, and illustrated stories on the lives and loves of an amazing cast of female creators. Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (The Heart Goes Last), Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer), Trina Robbins (Wonder Woman), Marguerite Bennett (Marvel's A-Force), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), Marjorie Liu (Monstress), Carla Speed McNeil (F

My Little Red Book

Meg Cabot, Erica Jong, Gloria Steinem, Cecily von Ziegesar, Megan McCafferty, Tamora Pierce, Lola Gerhard, Henrietta Wittenberg, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Krista Madsen · 225 pages

My Little Red Book is an anthology of stories about first periods, collected from women of all ages from around the world. The accounts range from lighthearted (the editor got hers while waterskiing in a yellow bathing suit) to heart-stopping (a first period discovered just as one girl was about to be strip-searched by the Nazis). The contributors include well-known women writers (Meg Cabot, Erica

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris · 288 pages

From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whet

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran · 313 pages

Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them? Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with l

The New Journalism

Norman Mailer, Nicholas Tomalin, Joe McGinniss, George Plimpton, James Mills, John Gregory Dunne, John Sack, Joan Didion, 'Adam Smith', Rex Reed, Robert Christgau, Gay Talese, Richard Goldstein, Michael Herr, Truman Capote, Joe Eszterhas, Terry Southern, Hunter S. Thompson, Barbara L. Goldsmith, Gar · 394 pages

Selections from Rex Reed, Gay Talese, Richard Goldstein, Michael Herr, Truman Capote, Joe Eszterhas, Terry Southern, Hunter S. Thompson, Norman Mailer, Nicholas Tomalin, Tom Wolfe, Barbara L. Goldsmith, Joe McGinniss, George Plimpton, James Mills, John Gregory Dunne, John Sack, Joan Didion, "Adam Smith," Robert Christgau, and Garry Wills.

This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color

Cherrie L. Moraga, Gloria E. Anzaldua · 261 pages

This groundbreaking collection reflects an uncompromised definition of feminism by women of color. from Google Books

Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape

Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti · 372 pages

In this groundbreaking new look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and ‘Full Frontal Feminism’ and ‘He’s A Stud, She’s A Slut’ author Jessica Valenti, the way we view rape in our culture is finally dismantled and replaced with a genuine understanding and respect for female sexual pleasure. Feminist, political, and activist writers alike will present their ideas for a paradigm sh

Chicken Soup For The Girl's Soul: Real Stories By Real Girls About Real Stuff

Jack Canfield · 345 pages