The Best American Essays 2025; Edited by Jia Tolentino Book cover type:Paperback But Sera has never had

But Sera has never had a choice

“—The New York Times

Cat Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex: “We need a kind of user's manual for the female mammal

about legacies

which means she might escape the other perverse side effect of the matriarch’s backfiring curse

The Best American Essays 2025; Edited by Jia Tolentino Book cover type:Paperback But Sera has never hadThe essay has taught me how to live, writes Jia Tolentino, this years Best American Essays guest editor. In a time of escalating authoritarianism and disinformation, we turn to artists and writers to make sense of the world around us. The twenty one authors featured in this collection do not proselytize, nor do they claim to have all the answers. Instead, they teach with vulnerability, raw truths, and open questions. This volume offers testimonies and