Published Aug. 15, 2012 by Mariner Books.
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
by Dave Eggers,
Eric Puchner,
Jose Antonio Vargas,
Michael Poore,
Adrian Tomine,
Kevin Brockmeier,
Nora Krug,
Phil Klay,
George Saunders,
Judy Budnitz,
Olivia Hamilton,
Mark Robert Rapacz,
Chaz Reetz-Laiolo,
Ryan Rivas,
Mona Simpson,
John Jeremiah Sullivan,
Jess Walter,
Wesley Yang,
Louise Erdrich,
Anthony Marra,
Jon Ronson,
Julie Otsuka