{"product_id":"pen-america-best-debut-short-stories-2018-paperback","title":"PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYuka Igarashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJodi Angel\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by), \u003cb\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ESSENTIAL YEARLY GUIDE TO THE NEWEST VOICES IN SHORT FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A book of gems, each one carrying its own particular clarity and cut, that teaches students of writing how limitless the short story form can be.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Marie-Helene Bertino, author of \u003ci\u003e2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates twelve outstanding stories by today's most promising new fiction writers and the literary magazines that discovered them. The characters within these pages include a college dropout dressed up as Hercules at Disney World; a college graduate playing a prostitute in a ghost town in Montana; a father from Trinidad leading a double life on a temporary visa; and a housewife in Taipei perfectly performing her familial and marital duties while harboring secret desires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis year's selections were made by three award-winning writers, themselves innovators of the short story form: Jodi Angel, Lesley Nneka Arimah, and Alexandra Kleeman. Each work is accompanied by commentary from the editors who first published it, explaining what made the piece stand out from the submissions pile, and why they were moved to share it with readers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJodi Angel\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two story collections, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Only Get Letters from Jail\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named as a Best Book of 2013 by \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZoetrope: All-Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature Recommended Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Byliner\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications and anthologies. Her short story, \"\"Snuff,\"\" was selected for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2014\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Northern California with her wife and daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLesley Nneka Arimah\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nigerian writer born in the UK and currently living in Minneapolis. She won The 2017 Kirkus Prize for Fiction, is a finalist for the John Leonard Prize, and was named a \"5 under 35\" honoree by the National Book Foundation for her debut story collection \u003ci\u003eWhat It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatapult\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications, and she has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, AWP, the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Jerome Foundation and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Kleeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a Staten Island-based writer of fiction and nonfiction, and the winner of the 2016 Bard Fiction Prize. Her fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZoetrope: All-Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Nonfiction essays and reportage have appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has received scholarships and grants from Bread Loaf, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Santa Fe Art Institute, and ArtFarm Nebraska. She is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eYou Too Can Have A Body Like Mine\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eIntimations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751949828384,"sku":"9781936787937","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dde776d408e07a5f6dff3e393efe01bf.webp?v=1779984023","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pen-america-best-debut-short-stories-2018-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}