{"product_id":"best-american-short-stories-2012","title":"Best American Short Stories (2012)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Best American Series(R) \u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2012\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003cp\u003eNathan Englander, Mary Gaitskill, Roxane Gay, Jennifer Haigh, \u003cbr\u003eSteven Millhauser, Alice Munro, Lawrence Osborne, Eric Puchner, \u003cbr\u003eGeorge Saunders, Kate Walbert, and others \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerrotta, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTOM PERROTTA is the author of six works of fiction, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/i\u003e, published to wide acclaim in September 2011. His novels \u003ci\u003eElection\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Children\u003c\/i\u003e were made into award-winning movies.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePitlor, Heidi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - HEIDI PITLOR is a former senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and has been the series editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e since 2007. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Birthdays \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Daylight Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412650856722,"sku":"9780547242101","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdd032a1-e35e-40ed-a603-2fd6855c2c55.jpg?v=1729320746","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/best-american-short-stories-2012","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}