The Best American Magazine Writing 2007
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The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 is a non-fiction book published by Columbia University Press, and edited by the American Society of Magazine Editors. It features recognized high-quality journalism pieces from the previous year. The book includes an account by journalist William Langewiesche of Vanity Fair about a controversial United States military operation in Iraq, an investigative journalism article for Rolling Stone by Janet Reitman, a piece published in Esquire by C.J. Chivers about the Beslan school hostage crisis, and an article by Christopher Hitchens about survivors of Agent Orange.
Author | American Society of Magazine Editors |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Best American Magazine Writing |
Subject | Investigative journalism |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
Media type | Paperback |
Pages | 520 |
ISBN | 978-0-231-14391-2 |
OCLC | 154711228 |
Preceded by | The Best American Magazine Writing 2006 |
Followed by | The Best American Magazine Writing 2008 |
The book received a positive reception, and a review in Publishers Weekly commented, "All of the essays ... exhibit a timeless prose in the midst of meeting deadlines. But many also resonate with a special sense of timeliness".[1] A review in The Irish Times concluded, "the best in this volume stands with the best anywhere, essays with the compulsive readability of a good novel, but the immediacy and moral power of good journalism."[2] The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 also received a positive review from The Independent and The Daily Yomiuri praised the readability and organization of the work.[3]