{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-roxane-gay-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 Roxane Gay, Heidi Pitlor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0544582942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544582941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Roxane Gay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042811605247,"sku":"9780544582941","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c39e745-b518-4abe-8e0a-1e09a7db178d.jpg?v=1684963680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-roxane-gay-9780544582941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}