Essays Books

Books built from stand-alone pieces of nonfiction prose, where each essay carries its own argument or moment.

16 books

Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman book cover

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman, 1985

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates book cover

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015

Between the World and Me book cover

Between the World and Me

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma book cover

Bliss Montage

Blue Nights by Heather Graham book cover

Blue Nights

Heather Graham, 1986

Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed book cover

Brave Enough

Cheryl Strayed, 2015

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson book cover

Caste

Isabel Wilkerson, 2020

Dept. of Speculation book cover

Literary Fiction

Dept. of Speculation

Every Day Is for the Thief book cover

Every Day Is for the Thief

How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell book cover

How to Do Nothing

Jenny Odell, 2019

Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong book cover

Minor Feelings

Cathy Park Hong, 2020

Open by Andre Agassi book cover

Open

Andre Agassi, 2009

Peace Is Every Step by Thích Nhất Hạnh book cover

Peace Is Every Step

Thích Nhất Hạnh, 1990

Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger book cover

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charles T. Munger, 2005

Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed book cover

Tiny Beautiful Things

Cheryl Strayed, 2012

Yearbook by Seth Rogen book cover

Yearbook

Seth Rogen, 2021