{"product_id":"the-best-american-nonrequired-reading-2012-paperback","title":"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(R)\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012\u003c\/em\u003e includes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich, \u003cbr\u003eNora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders, \u003cbr\u003eAdrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(r)\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling \u003cbr\u003eThe 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, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected and most popular of its kind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003cbr\u003eKevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Diaz, Louise Erdrich, \u003cbr\u003eNora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders, \u003cbr\u003eAdrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others \u003cbr\u003e[INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO] DAVE EGGERS, editor, is the editor of \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney s\u003c\/i\u003e and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in eight cities across the United States. He is the author of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Is the What\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZeitoun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWild Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Hologram for the King\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eRAY BRADBURY, guest introducer, was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. Among his best-known works are \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 451\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Martian Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDandelion Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSomething Wicked This Way Comes\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2000, Bradbury was honored by the National Book Foundation with a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His introduction was written just weeks before he died, on June 6, 2012. \u003cbr\u003eLook for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: \u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN COMICS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453222142130,"sku":"9780547595962","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/34ca82411b4f501d9309bb8fa4d60e60.webp?v=1778824183","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-best-american-nonrequired-reading-2012-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}