{"product_id":"9780544582903","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2017","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWolitzer, Meg; Pitlor, Heidi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/3\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\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","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46827259494655,"sku":"9780544582903","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544582903_s600x595.jpg?v=1781621249","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780544582903","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}