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Pub Date Oct 20 2026 | Archive Date Dec 15 2026

Essays & Collections | General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer.

The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction, and it is the most respected—and most popular—of its kind.

Viet Thanh Nguyen—Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Sympathizer—selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published this year.

A collection of the year’s best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestseller Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer.

The Best American series, launched in 1915...

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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9780063399853
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 352

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