The Best American Crime Writing

The Best American Crime Writing is a discontinued series from HarperCollins, the world's second largest publisher - although the series' name sounds as if it's one of The Best American Series by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, but it is not (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the 8^th largest publisher according to 2016 data). The series follows the same selection format as the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's series, with series editors and guest editor in each volume. The series editors for The Best American Crime Writing were: Otto Penzler & Thomas H. Cook.

The series lasted 9 years, with changing its name in 2007 to The Best American Crime Reporting. But, sadly, the series lasted only 3 more years after its name change and discontinued with its last volume in 2010. The series is interesting because it features collection of real crime stories, so it's worth collecting for people who want a good record of notable crimes happened from 2002 to 2010.

Volume	Available Versions
2002	Hardcover, Paperback
2003	Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle
2004	Hardcover, Paperback
2005	Paperback, Kindle
2006	Paperback, Kindle
2007 Name Changes to: The Best American Crime Reporting	Paperback, Kindle
2008	Paperback, Kindle
2009	Paperback, Kindle
2010	Paperback, Kindle

The Best American Series

Ongoing the Best American Series

Series Title	First Issue
The Best American Short Stories	1915
The Best American Essays	1986
The Best American Sports Writing	1991
The Best American Mystery Stories	1997
The Best American Science and Nature Writing	2000
The Best American Travel Writing	2000
The Best American Comics	2006
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy	2015

Discontinued the Best American Series

Series Title	Published Dates
The Best American Recipes	1999-2005
The Best American Crime Writing	2002-2010
The Best American Nonrequired Reading	2002-2019
The Best American Spiritual Writing	2004-2008
The Best American Infographics	2013-2016

Hardcover or Paperback?

For someone with extreme OCD with collecting books, a publisher's decision to make a hardcover version matters. And what matters even more is the publisher's decision to keep on making hardcover versions. But, sadly, for The Best American Essays Series, the publisher failed to stand strong its decision to publish hardcover versions. It can really break the series lover's heart - so take that to heart Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

And this post is dedicated to those who are collecting this collection, so you can stop going crazy trying to find the hardcover version of The Best American Essays 2009 and beyond. Enjoy.

Volume	Available Versions
1986	Hardcover, Paperback
1987	Hardcover, Paperback
1988	Hardcover, Paperback
1989	Hardcover, Paperback
1990	Hardcover, Paperback
1991	Hardcover, Paperback
1992	Hardcover, Paperback
1993	Hardcover, Paperback
1994	Hardcover, Paperback
1995	Hardcover, Paperback
1996	Hardcover, Paperback
1997	Hardcover, Paperback
1998	Hardcover, Paperback
1999	Hardcover, Paperback
2000	Hardcover, Paperback
The Best American Essays of the Century	Hardcover, Paperback
2001	Hardcover, Paperback
2002	Hardcover, Paperback
2003	Hardcover, Paperback
2004	Hardcover, Paperback
2005	Hardcover, Paperback
2006	Hardcover, Paperback
2007	Hardcover, Paperback
2008	Hardcover, Paperback
2009	Paperback
2010	Paperback
2011	Paperback, Kindle
2012	Paperback, Kindle
2013	Paperback, Kindle
2014	Paperback, Kindle
2015	Paperback, Kindle
2016	Paperback, Kindle
2017	Paperback, Kindle
2018	Paperback, Kindle
2019	Paperback, Kindle
2020	Paperback, Kindle
2021	Paperback, Kindle
2022	Paperback, Audiobook