Best American The Best American Short Stories 2017, (Paperback)

from jwrudn

I have been reading this series since 1990. I receive it each Christmas from my wife and slowly pick my way through it until June or July. I always enjoy the diversity of topics and styles. Some of the authors are old friends from previous years, others are new. I like some of the stories better ...

from EnidaV

One of my favourite all-time Best American Short Story collections! I try to jot down the names of the authors of my favourite stories in anthologies and I ended up writing down almost every single name in this one, and am looking forward to finding more of their individual work. Brilliant!

from lisapeet

An interesting mix this year. While I liked Meg Wolitzer's intro on reading short fiction in the age of Trump, she didn't get to what struck me as most notable in the collection, which is that so many of the stories had sexual power plays at their center. Particularly interesting given the huge b...

from jwrudn

I have been reading this series since 1990. I receive it each Christmas from my wife and slowly pick my way through it until June or July. I always enjoy the diversity of topics and styles. Some of the authors are old friends from previous years, others are new. I like some of the stories better ...

from EnidaV

One of my favourite all-time Best American Short Story collections! I try to jot down the names of the authors of my favourite stories in anthologies and I ended up writing down almost every single name in this one, and am looking forward to finding more of their individual work. Brilliant!