{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-2018-paperback","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2018 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHeidi Pitlor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453247307954,"sku":"9780544582941","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d62fa4c64149bb21cc6cf7b731bbadec.webp?v=1778825030","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-2018-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}