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 · Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Contributors include renowned and bestselling authors such as Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Anthony Bourdain, William T. Vollmann, S.E. Hinton, Dave Eggers, Brand: HarperCollins Publishers. There is some good writing in Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey's collection of essays about the 50 states, "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America" but much of it is written from a penthouse view from Park Avenue. The book itself is a good idea. In the thirties the WPA made a series of guidebooks, one about each of the states/5. Matt Weiland ’92 PHOTO: COURTESY HARPERCOLLINS I t is appropriate that State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America (Ecco, ) edited by Matt Weiland ’92 and Sean Wilsey, arrives at a time when our country is so divided into red states and blue states that we have lost our collective eye for the other colors — autumnal New England orange, Iowa maize or the azure of a Montana sunset .

Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Contributors include renowned and bestselling authors such as Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Anthony Bourdain, William. Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey talk to host Andrea Seabrook about their new compilation, State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America. The book is inspired by the Depression-era Federal Writers. Publication date. Media type. Print (Hardcover, Paperback) ISBN. State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America is a collection of pieces about the United States, with one essay on each of the fifty states. It was conceived of and edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey.

STATE BY STATE: A Panoramic Portrait of America, edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey (Ecco, ) National Bestseller Original essays on all 50 states by 50 American writers, including Alison Bechdel, Anthony Bourdain, Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, S.E. Hinton, Edward P. Jones, Tony Horwitz, Jhumpa Lahiri, Susan Orlean, George Packer, Ann Patchett and more. State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America: Authors: Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey. Edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, State by State is a panoramic portrait of America and an appreciation of all fifty states (and Washington, D.C.) by fifty-one of the most acclaimed writers in the nation. Contributors include renowned and bestselling authors such as Louise Erdrich, Jonathan Franzen, Ann Patchett, Anthony Bourdain, William T. Vollmann, S.E. Hinton, Dave Eggers, Myla Goldberg, Rick Moody, and Alexander Payne.