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

A University of Warwick-led analysis of almost 5,000 student-authored reports suggests that student writing has become more ...

Finals season always seems to arrive with a stack of essays that grows faster than my ability to write them.  Even as a ...

War on Science takes aim at science’s global culture wars. Edited by controversial physicist Lawrence Krauss, it argues ...

The first essay anybody writes is for school. Same here. But the only examples I remember are the ones I wrote at the end, in my A-level exams. One compared Hitler to Stalin. Another, Martin Luther ...

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There are few authors with as much influence as Stephen King. King’s writing, from imagery to phrases, is deeply entrenched in American culture: “It” and Pennywise cemented the killer clown, “Carrie” ...

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Here are a few points we’re looking for when it comes to these Boston College-specific essay questions. Required Essay: Please discuss how you plan to achieve your short and long term career goals ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

A new, career-spanning essay collection shows how she has never lost touch with the mischievous creativity of her 7-year-old self. Jamaica Kincaid at home in July.Credit...Lyle Ashton Harris for The ...