The Best American Travel Writing 2018 - Paperback

CHERYL STRAYED is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0 and became an Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon;Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, a national best seller now the basis of the WBUR podcast Dear Sugar Radio, co-hosted with Steve Almond; and Torch, her debut novel. Her books have been translated into forty languages, and her essays and other writings have appeared in numerous publications.

PADMA LAKSHMI, guest editor, is an Emmy-nominated food expert, television producer, host, and New York Times best-selling author. She is the creator of the critically acclaimed Hulu series Taste the Nation, and serves as the host and executive producer of Bravo's two-time Emmy-winning series Top Chef. She has received the 2018 Karma Award from Variety, as well as the 2016 EIHS Ellis Island Medal of Honor. JASON WILSON, series editor, is the author of Godforsaken Grapes, Boozehound, and The Cider Revival. He is the creator of the newsletter and podcast Everyday Drinking. Wilson has been the series editor of The Best American Travel Writing since its inception in 2000. His work can be found at jasonwilson.com.