Best American Short Stories 2019 - April 2024

The Best American Short Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. #1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. Doerr and the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, winnow down twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1328484246
• ASIN: 1328484246
• ISBN: 1328484246
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Best American Short Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction. “I am looking for the artful way any given story is conveyed,” writes Roxane Gay in her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2018, “but I also love when a story has a powerful message, when a story teaches me something about the world.” The artful, profound, and sometimes funny stories Gay chose for the collection transport readers from a fraught family reunion to an immigration detention c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544582942
• ASIN: 0544582942
• ISBN: 0544582942
• Manufacturer: Best American Paper

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

The Best American Mystery Stories 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

New York Times best-selling author of ten genre-bending novels Jonathan Lethem helms this collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction. Jonathan Lethem, “one of America’s greatest storytellers” (Washington Post), selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).

• ASIN: 1328636097
• ASIN: 1328636097
• ISBN: 1328636097
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019

THE ESSENTIAL ANNUAL GUIDE TO THE NEWEST VOICES IN SHORT FICTIONSelected by Danielle Evans, Alice Sola Kim, and Carmen Maria MachadoWho are the most promising short story writers working today? Where do we look to discover the future stars of literary fiction? This book offers a dozen compelling answers to these questions.The stories collected here represent the most recent winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers, which recognizes twelve writers who have made outstanding debuts in literary magazines in the previous year. Chosen by a panel of distinguished judges... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1948226340
• ASIN: 1948226340
• ISBN: 1948226340
• Manufacturer: Catapult

The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

In The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of nearly sixty tales that combines classic works with many "different, unexpected" gems, and that invites readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Some selections simply can't be improved on, Oates admits, and she happily includes such time-honored works as Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" and Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." But alongside these often-anthologized tales, Oates introduces such little-known stories as Mark Twain's "Cannib... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0199744394
• ASIN: 0199744394
• ISBN: 0199744394
• Brand: Oxford University Press USA
• Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

The Pushcart Prize XLIII: Best of the Small Presses 2019 Edition (The Pushcart Prize)

“More good poems, essays and stories are found in these presses than any other place on the planet.” Richard Ford This 43rd edition of the annual Pushcart Prize – the most celebrated literary series in America – is further proof that these days the heat and heart of contemporary writing is often found in small presses scattered around the country and the world, far from the pressures of commercial centers. As the variety of selections in PUSHCARTPRIZE XLIII indicates, it is a diverse community constantly infused by new stories, essays and poetry from small press authors with a vision o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1888889896
• ASIN: 1888889896
• ISBN: 1888889896
• Manufacturer: Pushcart Press

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

The best science fiction and fantasy stories from 2018, guest-edited by National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado. Today’s readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about spaceships and dragons, future technology and ancient magic, and the places where they intersect. Contemporary science fiction and fantasy looks to accomplish the same goal as ever—to illuminate what it means to be human. Wit... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1328604373
• ASIN: 1328604373
• ISBN: 1328604373
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

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 SELECTION LONGLISTED 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 New York Times Book Review   “Brilliant and heartbreaking . . . Unforgettable.” —USA Today   “A tense and timely love story . . . Packed with brave questi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01NCUXEFR
• ASIN: B01NCUXEFR
• Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

The Story Prize: 15 Years of Great Short Fiction

"You don’t often get collections, or even anthologies where every story knocks you out, but I’ve been bewildered in the best way over each one [in The Story Prize] so far." ―Lillian Li, author of Number One Chinese Restaurant This anthology of short stories marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Story Prize and includes one story from each of the annual winning collections, beginning with Edwidge Danticat’s The Dew Breaker and concluding with Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible. The founder of The Story Prize, Julie Lindsey, and its director, Larry Dark, created this award to add... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1936787636
• ASIN: 1936787636
• ISBN: 1936787636
• Manufacturer: Catapult

The Best American Comics 2019 (The Best American Series ®)

 Jillian Tamaki, co-author of This One Summer, picks the best graphic pieces of the year.Jillian Tamaki, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller This One Summer, selects the best graphic pieces of the year. The Best American Comics 2019 showcases the work of established and up-and-coming artists, collecting work found in the pages of graphic novels, comic books, periodicals, zines, online, in galleries, and more, highlighting the kaleidoscopic diversity of the comics form today. 

• ASIN: 0358067286
• ASIN: 0358067286
• ISBN: 0358067286
• Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Next Year in Havana

A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK“A beautiful novel that's full of forbidden passions, family secrets and a lot of courage and sacrifice.”—Reese WitherspoonAfter the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity—and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution...Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high society, where she is largely sheltered from the country's growing political unrest—until she embarks on a clandestine affair w... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399586687
• ASIN: 0399586687
• ISBN: 0399586687
• Manufacturer: Berkley

The Best American Short Stories 2019

#1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. #1 New York Times best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anthony Doerr brings his“stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) to selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. Doerr and the series editor, Heidi Pitlor, winnow down twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0358285100
• ASIN: 0358285100
• ISBN: 0358285100
• Manufacturer: Blackstone Pub

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new babies and budding romance, not of the increasing hardships... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0399563091
• ASIN: 0399563091
• ISBN: 0399563091
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

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100 Years of The Best American Short Stories

An award-winning short-story writer introduces the stories she has selected from such authors as Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Alexie, Roth, Updike, Oates and more, to present a decade-by-decade examination of the literary trends captured by this series

• UPC: 45056350
• Rating: 5.0

The Best American Short Stories 2005

The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

• UPC: 34682001
• Rating: 3.75

The Best American Short Stories 2017

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short

• UPC: 55971052
• Rating: 5.0

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 616290935

The Best American Short Stories 2009

The oldest and bestselling Best American, THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2009 will be selected by  Alice Sebold, author of the bestseller THE LOVELY

• UPC: 10976107
• Rating: 3.5

The Best American Humorous Short Stories - eBook

Although every literary tradition has its own rich vein of humor writing, there's something about American humor that sets it apart from the pack in terms of accessibility and lack of pretension. This volume includes

• UPC: 988432917
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Short Stories 2012

The Best American Short Stories is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction. The 2012 edition is guest edited by Tom

• UPC: 15158756
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Short Stories 2013

The Best American Short Stories is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction, guest edited in 2012 by Pultizer Prize winner Elizabeth

• UPC: 22750202
• Rating: 3.5

The Best American Short Stories 2012 - eBook

The Best American Series®First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals,

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• Rating: 3.0

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