This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you consider yourself primarily a reader of fiction but want to dip your toes into nonfiction, I suggest you start with essay collections. In the same way short stories serve as accessible introductions to different genres and categories, essay collections are excellent gateways into the world of nonfiction. These books run the gamut, from sober contemplations about politics and the state of the world to hilarious takes on pop culture and identity. Some of my favorite collections traipse across the spectrum, and I’m recommending one such read from one of the sharpest, wittiest contemporary voices writing about culture today. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino If you read The New Yorker with any kind of frequency, you’ve probably read a Jia Tolentino piece.…