Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Announces Best American Series’ Guest Editors

By Maryann Yin 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has announced the seven guest editors for its Best American series. Shelf-Life offered the complete list:

The Best American Short Stories: Geraldine Brooks
The Best American Essays: Edwidge Danticat
The Best American Comics: Alison Bechdel
The Best American Nonrequired Reading: Dave Eggers (with an introduction by Guillermo del Toro)
The Best American Travel Writing: Sloane Crosley
The Best American Science and Nature Writing: Mary Roach
The Best American Sports Writing: Jane Leavy

The Sun Herald has more details about the guest editors’ backgrounds. In years past, the series has also published in the categories of mystery stories, recipes, and spiritual writing.

Last year, Neil Gaiman acted as the guest editor for the Best American Comics anthology. In the photo embedded above, Gaiman poses with graphic novelist Brian Lee O’Malley at a New York City Barnes & Noble promotional event for the anthology.