The Best American Magazine Writing 2023

The Best American Magazine Writing 2023 features outstanding journalism on timely topics, including inequalities and injustices pressuring families, especially mothers. It includes pieces on abortion, Holocaust memorials, the FBI's involvement in a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan, a queer psychedelic ramble through New Orleans, and representations of sex workers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 616 pages
Publication date: 19 December 2023
Publisher: Columbia University Press

The Best American Magazine Writing 2023 presents a captivating collection of outstanding journalism that delves into timely and pressing issues, particularly affecting families, particularly mothers. In her piece, Rozina Ali sheds light on the story of a U.S. marine who unlawfully adopted an Afghan girl, and the family's relentless efforts to bring her home (New York Times Magazine). A groundbreaking exposé by Mother Jones confronts the harsh reality of women being imprisoned for failing to protect their children from abusive partners. "The Landlord and the Tenant" juxtaposes the lives of a poor single mother convicted for her children's deaths in a fire and the man who owned the fatal property (ProPublica with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Caitlin Dickerson conducts an in-depth investigation into the history of the U.S. government's family-separation policy (The Atlantic). Jia Tolentino's New Yorker commentary explores the aftermath of Roe v. Wade, delving into the complex implications of abortion in a post-Roe world.

The anthology encompasses a diverse range of topics, including Nate Jones' exploration of the "Nepo Baby" phenomenon and Allison P. Davis' essay about a decade on Tinder (New York). Natalie So recounts the remarkable journey of her mother's small computer chip company, which became the target of a sophisticated Silicon Valley crime ring (The Believer). Clint Smith examines Holocaust memorials in Germany and offers valuable insights into our collective reckoning with slavery (The Atlantic). Esquire's Chris Heath delves into the FBI's involvement in a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan. Courtney Desiree Morris embarks on a queer psychedelic ramble through New Orleans (Strangers Guide). Namwali Serpell reflects on the representations of sex workers (New York Review of Books). An ESPN Digital investigation uncovers the existence of another serial sexual predator at Penn State, preceding Jerry Sandusky. Profiles of acclaimed actress Viola Davis (New York Times Magazine) and self-taught artist Matthe.

Dimension: 216 x 140 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231208932