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Jia Tolentino, guest editor of “The Best American Essays 2025,” reflects on essays, community and life in Brooklyn.

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Sometimes writing a letter to someone who has pained you won't change a thing, but it will change and heal you.

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For Wendy Wilson, walking the Ice Age Trail every day creates time and space for her to close the chapter on her executive ...

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Some of Stephen King's greatest work comes in novella form, including beloved efforts like The Body and Rita Hayworth and the ...