Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Presents twenty of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.

A collection of the best travel writing published in 2017, selected by Cheryl Strayed.

"'To read their stories felt to me the way I suspect other people feel hearing jazz for the first time,' recalls Curtis Sittenfeld of her initial encounter with the Best American Short Stories series. 'They were windows into emotions I had and hadn't had, into other settings and circumstances and observations and relationships.' Sittenfeld was met by the same feeling selecting the stories for this year's edition. The result is a striking and nuanced...