{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-2018-9780544582941","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2018","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBest-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year's\u003cem\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"I am looking for the artful way any given story is conveyed,\" writes Roxane Gay in her introduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2018\u003c\/em\u003e, \"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 center, from a psychiatric hospital to a coed class sleepover in a natural history museum. We meet a rebellious summer camper, a Twitter addict, and an Appalachian preacher--all characters and circumstances that show us what we \"need to know about the lives of others.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6022170\"\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3770067\"\u003eHeidi Pitlor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544582941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544582942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO002000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROXANE GAY, guest editor, is the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDifficult Women, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eas well as the books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyiti\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e HEIDI PITLOR, series editor, is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Birthdays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daylight Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710666936557,"sku":"9780544582941","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_435b2003-87dd-4d3a-98b1-77cd143cf03c.jpg?v=1650146671","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-2018-9780544582941","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}