The Best American Nonrequired Reading

The Best American Nonrequired Reading was a yearly anthology of fiction and nonfiction selected annually by high school students in California and Michigan through 826 Valencia and 826michigan.[1][2][3] The volume was part of The Best American Series and was initially edited by Dave Eggers.[4] In the editor's note to the 2013 volume, Eggers stated that the 12th edition would be his last as editor. The 2014 volume was edited by Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. The 2019 was the last volume as it has been discontinued by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.[5]

  1. ^ Committee, The Best American Nonrequired Reading. "The Best American Nonrequired Reading". Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Oh, yeah? The 'Best'? Says who?" Chicago Tribune Nov. 23, 2008
  3. ^ "'Nonrequired Reading' isn't a should-read, it's an essential read." San Jose Mercury News
  4. ^ Upton, Nick. On my Nightstand, Concord Monitor, Dec. 21, 2008
  5. ^ "Submitting to The Best American Comics". on-panel.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.