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