Best Contemporary American Writers - April 2024

Best American Poetry 2018 (The Best American Poetry series)

The 2018 edition of the Best American Poetry—“a ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title” (Chicago Tribune)—collects the most significant poems of the year, chosen by Poet Laureate of California Dana Gioia.The guest editor for 2018, Dana Gioia, has an unconventional poetic background. Gioia has published five volumes of poetry, served as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and currently sits as the Poet Laureate of California, but he is also a graduate of Stanford Business School and was once a Vice President at General Foods. He has studied opera and is ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501127802
• ASIN: 1501127802
• ISBN: 1501127802
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

The Best American Poetry 2019

The 2019 edition of The Best American Poetry—“one of the mainstays of the poetry publication world” (Academy of American Poets)—now guest edited by Major Jackson, award-winning poet and poetry editor of the Harvard Review.Since 1988, The Best American Poetry has been the leading anthology of contemporary American poetry. The Washington Post said of the 2017 edition, “The poems...have a wonderful cohesion and flow, as if each contributes to a larger narrative about life today…While readers may question some of the selections—an annual sport with this series—most will find much t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1982106573
• ASIN: 1982106573
• ISBN: 1982106573
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Great Short Stories by African-American Writers (Dover Thrift Editions)

Offering diverse perspectives on the black experience, this anthology of short fiction spotlights works by influential African-American authors. Nearly 30 outstanding stories include tales by W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Jamaica Kincaid. From the turn of the twentieth century come Alice Ruth Moore's "A Carnival Jangle," Charles W. Chesnutt's "Uncle Wellington’s Wives," and Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Scapegoat." Other stories include "Becky" by Jean Toomer; "Afternoon" by Ralph Ellison; Langston Hughes's "Feet Live Their Own Life"; and "Jesus Christ in Texas" by W.... [Read More]

• ASIN: 048647139X
• UPC: 800759471393
• ASIN: 048647139X
• ISBN: 9780486471396
• Brand: Blaisdell, Bob (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

The Best American Essays 2013 (The Best American Series ®)

Selected and introduced by Cheryl Strayed, the New York Times best-selling author of Wild and the writer of the celebrated column “Dear Sugar,” this collection is a treasure trove of fine writing and thought-provoking essays.

• ASIN: 0544103882
• ASIN: 0544103882
• ISBN: 0544103882
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Variously funny, frightening, poignant, and exhilarating, these collected stories displays the best American writers at the peak of their powers and the national narrative at its most eloquent, truthful, and inventive.The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches. Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, "A ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679745130
• ASIN: 0679745130
• ISBN: 0679745130
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

An American Marriage (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel

A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK A 2018 BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION OF NPR  * TIME  * BUSTLE  * O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE  * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS  * AMAZON.COM OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB 2018 SELECTIONWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2019 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE  WINNER OF THE 2019 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK—FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION“A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” —Barack Obama “Haunting . . . Beautifully written.” —The ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1616208686
• ASIN: 1616208686
• ISBN: 1616208686
• Brand: Algonquin Books
• Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

Contemporary Jewish American Writers and the Multicultural Dilemma: Return of the Exiled (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art)

Exploring the ambivalent relationship between multiculturalists and contemporary Jewish American literature, this text advocates a more inclusive and intellectually valid form than is currently practiced. It includes an historical overview of Jewish American fiction.

• ASIN: 0815628463
• ASIN: 0815628463
• ISBN: 0815628463
• Brand: Brand: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
• Manufacturer: Syracuse University Press

The Best American Short Stories of the Century (The Best American Series ®)

Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest He... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0395843677
• UPC: 046442843676
• ASIN: 0395843677
• ISBN: 0395843677
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Contemporary Latin American Literature : Original Selections from the Literary Giants for Intermediate and Advanced Students

Contemporary Latin American Literature reflects the wealth of great writers of Latin America over the last hundred years, including Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Noble Prize winners Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Gabriel Garcia Márquez. The selections--almost 100 works in their original form--include English definitions for difficult Spanish words.

• ASIN: 0658015060
• ASIN: 0658015060
• ISBN: 0658015060
• Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1899-1967: The Classic Anthology

Collects short stories by African American writers such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, and Alice Walker

• ASIN: 0316380318
• ASIN: 0316380318
• ISBN: 0316380318
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

You've Got to Read This: Contemporary American Writers Introduce Stories that Held Them in Awe

Thirty-four of America's most distinguished fiction writers--including Oscar Hijuelos, John Irving, and Joyce Carol Oates--introduce the short stories that inspired them most.

• ASIN: 0060982020
• ASIN: 0060982020
• ISBN: 0060982020
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

The Bob Verdi Collection (Contemporary American Sports Writers)

Essays discuss baseball, football, golf, basketball, boxing, hockey, horse racing, and the Olympics

• ASIN: 0878336087
• ASIN: 0878336087
• ISBN: 0878336087
• Brand: Brand: Taylor Pub
• Manufacturer: Taylor Pub

Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction: The Formative Period, (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)

During the past 50 years American science fiction has become one of the most popular forms of fiction throughout the world. It provides the best index to the impact of all fields of science, as well as technology, on the literary and popular imaginations. Indeed, it has helped to shape the dreams that lie behind the worldwide interest in space exploration, while at the same time it has provided the cutting edge of social and political criticism and satire. Understanding Contemporary American Science Fiction undertakes an overview of the field during those crucial decades when it evolved from a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0872498700
• ASIN: 0872498700
• ISBN: 0872498700
• Brand: Brand: University of South Carolina Press
• Manufacturer: University of South Carolina Press

Ask Again, Yes: A Novel

• ASIN: 1982106980
• ASIN: 1982106980
• ISBN: 1982106980
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Mrs. Everything: A Novel

• ASIN: 1501133489
• ASIN: 1501133489
• ISBN: 1501133489
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Barack Obama Books: Barack Obama Adult Coloring Book: One of the Best American Presidents of All Time and Chill Politician, Acclaimed Lawyer and Legendary Writer Inspired Adult Coloring Book (Paperbac

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the

• UPC: 779864209

American Short Story Masterpieces : A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias

• UPC: 446464
• Rating: 5.0

The New New Journalism : Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft

A collection of interviews and dialogues with eighteen leading nonfiction writers sheds new light on the ways in which the authors perfect their craft, as well as how they conduct interviews, gather information, and decide

• UPC: 2699693
• Rating: 4.0

Edwin Mullhouse : The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright

Edwin Mullhouse, a novelist at 10, is mysteriously dead at 11. As a memorial, Edwin's bestfriend, Jeffrey Cartwright, decides that the life of this great American writer must be told. He follows Edwin's development from

• UPC: 25669120
• Rating: 4.4

This Is Not Chick Lit : Original Stories by America's Best Women Writers

A celebration of some of America's finest contemporaary, provocative writers, featuring new short stories by Francince Prose, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Jennifer Egan. This is not Chick Lit is a much needed reminder that, for even

• UPC: 4935440
• Rating: 3.0

Burning Your Own: A coming-of-age novel by one of the best contemporary Irish writers - eBook

It is the summer of 1969 and ten-year-old Mal is finding it difficult to settle into his new home, a housing estate on the outskirts of Belfast. He befriends a brash and rebellious teenager, Francy,

• UPC: 962281327

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers - eBook

"First time I've read a collection from Native American Writers. Won't be my last. Important collection that examines the contrast and sometimes conflict between Whites and Native Americans and also conflicts between full-blood and half-blood.

• UPC: 716510274

The Big Empty : Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers

A vast, barren landscape or a place of subtle natural beauty; the middle of nowhere or the gateway to the cultural and historical riches of the West; many things to many people and a cipher

• UPC: 52485830
• Rating: 5.0

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers

Stories by a wide range of modern authors includes Pauline Johnson, Zitkala-Sa, and John M. Oskison, as well as writers who came to prominence in the decades following World War

• UPC: 21756222

More Stories We Tell : The Best Contemporary Short Stories by North American Women

The second collection drawn together by editor Wendy Martin, these twenty-four exquisite examples of contemporary writing feature stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Mary Gaitskill, Alice Munro, Sandra Cisneros, and Lorrie Moore (to name

• UPC: 25244352