{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-2018-9780544582941","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2018","description":"\u003cb\u003eBest-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year's\u003ci\u003e Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2018\u003c\/i\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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544582941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\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":"Default Title","offer_id":36638485545116,"sku":"9780544582941","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0aa44efe-bb62-4f23-a83a-b7b922cc30b5.jpg?v=1603847406","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-2018-9780544582941","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}