The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018Sheila Heti, author of the acclaimed How a Person Should Be? and coeditor of the best selling anthology Women in Clothes, along with the students of 826 Valencia writing lab will edit this years anthology. Their compilation includes new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, and the category defying gems that have become one of the hallmarks of this lively collection.

Lincoln forged a hard path toward mental health from the time he was a young man

fraught with challenges and setbacks

Javan is thrown into Maqbara

ABC correspondents shared the highs

this clever and hilarious tale is perfect for readers who like their history with a heavy dose of humor and a side of the unexpected

John Muir made his first long trip to Yosemite

the hands of a clock

The greatest escape story of Australian colonial history by the son of Australia’s best-loved storyteller

sparked a brutal civil war that over the past five years has escalated into the worst humanitarian catastrophe of our times

who's still struggling with the death of her husband

his favorite book says

Fast-Paced Action: Hold on tight as Stanley becomes a human kite to help Lily surf across the bay to safety in a thrilling finale