{"product_id":"9780547595962","title":"The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dave Eggers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Best American Series®\u003cbr\u003eFirst, Best, and Best-Selling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012\u003c\/em\u003e includes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich,\u003cbr\u003eNora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eIf you need to fall in love with reading again\u003c\/strong\u003e–or just want a reminder that high school students deserve a lot more than their reading lists give them–\u003cstrong\u003ethen THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2012 is the book for you\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cem\u003eBust\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \"As a devoted fan of this series (this is the 11th volume), I can report that \u003cstrong\u003ethis year's anthology of 32 selections might be the best yet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Elizabeth Taylor, \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e “\u003cstrong\u003eAn eclectic annual that will leave readers marveling over many of the discoveries\u003c\/strong\u003e...category-defying... \u003cstrong\u003eAll readers will find their own favorites\u003c\/strong\u003e that justify the collection as a whole.”\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cstrong\u003eLively, eclectic and surprising\u003c\/strong\u003e...\"\u003cbr\u003e-Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780547595962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41165840941262,"sku":"9780547595962","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780547595962_7a6314b4-bb20-425f-9889-f805e6adcd37.jpg?v=1652148289","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780547595962","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}