{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-2018-paperback","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2018 - Paperback","description":"\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.\"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51397085593823,"sku":"9780544582941","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8K4_CwlFJ99780544582941.webp?v=1789463447","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-2018-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}