<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p><i>The Best American Short Stories</i> is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction. The 2012 edition is guest edited by Tom Perrotta.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The Best American Series(R) <br>First, Best, and Best-Selling <p/>The 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. <p/><i>The Best American Short Stories 2012</i> includes </p><p>Nathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, <br>Steven Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Eric Puchner, <br>George Saunders, Kate Walbert, and others <p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>The Best American Series(r)<br>First, Best, and Best-Selling <br>The 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. <br>The Best American Short Stories 2012 includes <br>Nathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, <br>Steven Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Eric Puchner, <br>George Saunders, Kate Walbert, and others <br>[INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO] TOM PERROTTA, editor, is the author of seven books, including <i>Bad Haircut</i>, <i>The Abstinence Teacher</i>, and most recently <i>The Leftovers</i>. His novels <i>Election </i>and <i>Little Children</i> were made into acclaimed and award-winning movies. <br>Look for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series: <br>THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS<br>THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS<br>THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES<br>THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING<br>THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING<br>THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING<br>THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING <br>www.bestamericanshortstories.com <br>"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The best short storiees are small only when measured by the number of pages. Editor Tom Perrotta, best known for his novels <i>Election </i>and <i>Little Children </i>assembles <b>a</b> <b>stellar collection</b> of 20 stories that create their own worlds in 20 pages or less.-<i>USA TODAY</i><br>
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