{"product_id":"9780544582767","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2017","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Meg Wolitzer, Heidi Pitlor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “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. \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2017\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eAmerica’s Funniest Home Videos, \u003c\/em\u003eand a gay man desperate to be a father—unforgettable characters waiting for an outcome, burning with stories to tell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2017 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eincludes\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e T. C. BOYLE • JAI CHAKRABARTI • EMMA CLINE • DANIELLE EVANS • LAUREN GROFF • ERIC PUCHNER • JIM SHEPARD • CURTIS SITTENFELD • JESS WALTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand others \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780544582767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41168151478478,"sku":"9780544582767","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780544582767_c367c901-bc96-4c8a-be62-422d6637367f.jpg?v=1652148371","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780544582767","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}