It was started in 2000 as part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin.
Essays were chosen using the same procedure as other titles in the Best American series; the series editor chose about 100 article candidates, from which the guest editor picked 25 or so for publication; the remaining runner-up articles were listed in the appendix.
Jason Wilson was the series editor from its inception in 2000 to its final edition in 2021.
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