{"product_id":"the-best-american-magazine-writing-2019-paperback","title":"The Best American Magazine Writing 2019 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSid Holt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Magazine Writing 2019\u003c\/i\u003e presents articles honored by this year's National Magazine Awards, showcasing outstanding writing that addresses urgent topics such as justice, gender, power, and violence, both at home and abroad. The anthology features remarkable reporting, including the story of a teenager who tried to get out of MS-13, only to face deportation (\u003ci\u003eProPublica\u003c\/i\u003e); an account of the genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar (\u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e); and a sweeping \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Sunday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e profile of an agribusiness empire. Other journalists explore the indications of environmental catastrophe, from invasive lionfish (\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e) to the omnipresence of plastic (\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePersonal pieces consider the toll of mass incarceration, including Reginald Dwayne Betts's \"Getting Out\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e); \"This Place Is Crazy,\" by John J. Lennon (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e); and Robert Wright's \"Getting Out of Prison Meant Leaving Dear Friends Behind\" (\u003ci\u003eMarshall Project\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e). From the pages of the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, writers and critics discuss prominent political figures: Franklin Foer's \"American Hustler\" explores Paul Manafort's career of corruption; Jill Lepore recounts the emergence of Ruth Bader Ginsburg; and Caitlin Flanagan and Doreen St. Félix reflect on the Kavanaugh hearings and #MeToo. Leslie Jamison crafts a portrait of the Museum of Broken Relationships (\u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e), and Kasey Cordell and Lindsey B. Koehler ponder \"The Art of Dying Well\" (\u003ci\u003e5280\u003c\/i\u003e). A pair of never-before-published conversations illuminates the state of the American magazine: \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Ben Taub speaks to Eric Sullivan of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e about pursuing a career as a reporter, alongside Taub's piece investigating how the Iraqi state is fueling a resurgence of ISIS. And Karolina Waclawiak of \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed News\u003c\/i\u003e interviews \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e editor Claire Boyle about challenges and opportunities for fiction at small magazines. That conversation is inspired by \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e winning the ASME Award for Fiction, which is celebrated here with a story by Lesley Nneka Arimah, a magical-realist tale charged with feminist allegory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSid Holt is chief executive of the American Society of Magazine Editors and a former editor at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdweek\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Moss was the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine from 2004 to 2019. He was elected by ASME to the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame in 2019.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984038789421,"sku":"9780231190015","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/MThmOVQ5TnpGdG5NdXNsRytMYXRXUT09.webp?v=1776081544","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-best-american-magazine-writing-2019-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}