The Best American Short Stories 2015

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2015. BV1 - A paperback book SIGNED by Elizabeth McCracken on her page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease on the front gutter and some edges and corners, light tanning and shelf wear. Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines by T.C. Boyle with Heidi Pitlor, With an Introduction by T.C. Boyle. Contributions by Megan Mayhew Bergman, Justin Bigos, Kevin Canty, Diane Cook, Julia Elliott, Louise Erdrich, Ben Fowlkes, Arna Bontemps Hemenway, Denis Johnson, Sarah Kokernot, Victor Lodato, Colum McCann, Elizabeth McCracken, Thomas McGuane, Maile Meloy, Shobha Rao, Joan Silber, Aria Beth Sloss, Laura Lee Smith, Jess Walter. 8.5"x5.5", 388 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In his introduction to this one hundredth volume of the beloved Best American Short Stories, guest editor T. C. Boyle writes, "The Model T gave way to the Model A and to the Ferrari and the Prius... modernism to postmodernism and post-postmodernism. We advance. We progress. We move on. But we are part of a tradition." Boyle's choices of stories reflect a vibrant range of characters, from a numb wife who feels alive only in the presence of violence to a new widower coming to terms with his sudden freedom, from a missing child to a champion speedboat racer. These stories will grab hold and surprise, which according to Boyle is "what the best fiction offers, and there was no shortage of such in this year's selections.". Signed by Author. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.