{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-2018-edited-by-roxanne-gay","title":"'The Best American Short Stories 2018' edited by Roxanne Gay","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"564\"\u003eA map of where literary fiction was emotionally and politically sitting in the late 2010s: fractured intimacy, racial violence, masculinity, migration, loneliness, digital alienation, suburban dread, bodily unease, and the absurdity of contemporary life.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"564\"\u003eAs with the strongest entries in the series and with compilations generally, the real pleasure comes from collision rather than cohesion — wildly different voices forced into conversation with one another across a single volume. The lineup here is particularly strong. You’ve got Yoon Choi, Emma Cline, Danielle Evans, Rivers Solomon, Téa Obreht, Curtis Sittenfeld, Dina Nayeri and Esmé Weijun Wang alongside a range of lesser-known writers pulled from journals like \u003cem data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"812\"\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"831\"\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"844\"\u003eTin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eGuernica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"879\"\u003eZoetrope: All-Story\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"906\"\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1792\"\u003eRoxane Gay’s editorial framing is also worth mentioning because it resists the polished neutrality these anthologies sometimes fall into. The foreword situates the stories within an America defined by institutional instability, violence, spectacle, paranoia and exhaustion, giving the collection a stronger historical texture than many “best of” literary anthologies. As a result, the book reads not just as a collection of good stories, but as a cultural artefact of a very particular atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2099\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2018. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers and clean internals. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44600225366099,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-12T152118.763.png?v=1778563295","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-2018-edited-by-roxanne-gay","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}