Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir | 1987 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 2 | They Went | 1991 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 3 | The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection | 1991 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 4 | Fourth Annual Collection | 1991 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 5 | Fifth Annual Collection | 1992 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 6 | The Best American Essays 1997 | 1997 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 7 | Life Stories | 2000 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 8 | City Fishing | 2001 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 9 | The Best American Travel Writing 2003 | 2003 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 10 | The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles | 2004 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 11 | The Best American Essays 2005 | 2005 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
| 12 | The Best American Travel Writing 2007 | 2007 | Ian Frazier | Buy |
Ian Frazier has appeared in and edited numerous multi-author anthologies over the course of his career. He edited The Best American Essays 1997 and has been included in The Best American Travel Writing volumes for 2003 and 2007, reflecting his standing as one of the top essayists and travel writers in American letters.
His anthology appearances range from the literary (Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir) to the eclectic (They Went, City Fishing). These contributions offer a way to sample Frazier’s work alongside other notable writers in the essay and travel writing genres.