Best American Short Stories (2012)

The Best American Series® First Best and Best-Selling 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. The Best American Short Stories 2012 includes Nathan Englander Mary Gaitskill Roxane Gay Jennifer Haigh Steven Millhauser Alice Munro Lawrence Osborne Eric Puchner George Saunders Kate Walbert and others