- Roxane Gay, “Voting With My Head and Heart” (The New York Times)
- Rebecca Kauffman, “Is Social Media Toxic to Writing?” (Publishers Weekly)
- Laila Lalami, “The Identity Politics of Whiteness” (The New York Times)
- Jill Lepore, “The Film J. D. Salinger Nearly Made” (The New Yorker)
- Ira Madison III, “Donald Trump, Brought To You By The Apprentice” (MTV News)
- David Remnick, “An American Tragedy” (The New Yorker)
- Nick Ripatrazone, “Don’t Worry. Don’t Wait. Write.” (The Millions)
- Emily Temple, “Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster’s Social Media?” (Literary Hub)
- Jia Tolentino, “Ivanka Trump’s Terrible Book Helps Explain the Trump-Family Ethos” (The New Yorker)