{"product_id":"best-american-short-stories-2018","title":"Best American Short Stories 2018","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBest American Short Stories 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRoxane Gay\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780544582941\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMariner Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e352\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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.\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Best American Short Stories 2018 | Roxane Gay | Paperback | 9780544582941 | Used: Like New | Literary Collections 1710804","offer_id":50834979520770,"sku":"1710804","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61wPJRiaFhL.jpg?v=1792645895","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/best-american-short-stories-2018","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}