The Best American Short Stories 2017

<strong>Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.</strong> <p/> If you know exactly what you are going to get from the experience of reading a story you probably wouldn't go looking for it; you need in order to be an open reader of fiction to be willing. To cast a vote for what you love and then wait for the outcome writes Meg Wolitzer in her introduction. <em>The Best American Short Stories 2017</em> casts a vote for and celebrates all that is our country. Here you'll find a man with a boyfriend and a girlfriend naval officers trapped on a submarine a contestant on <em>America's Funniest Home Videos </em>and a gay man desperate to be a father--unforgettable characters waiting for an outcome burning with stories to tell. <p/><em>The Best American Short Stories 2017 </em><em>includes</em> <br> T. C. BOYLE - JAI CHAKRABARTI - EMMA CLINE - DANIELLE EVANS - LAUREN GROFF - ERIC PUCHNER - JIM SHEPARD - CURTIS SITTENFELD - JESS WALTER <br><em>and others </em>