Thoughtful and affirming, this collection of essays about the joys and struggles of being alone illuminates an experience that is rarely openly discussed

Brief important moments where I was the only person on Earth / Megan Giddings -- Javelinas / Claire Dederer -- Ward / Imani Perry -- Mother-wit / Jeffery Renard Allen -- At the horizon / Maggie Shipstead -- Exodus, 2020 / Emily Raboteau -- Maine man / Lev Grossman -- Alone time / Lena Dunham -- To speak is to blunder, but I venture / Yiyun Li -- Am I still here? / Anthony Doerr