Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Short Stories 2002 | 2002 | John Edgar Wideman | Buy |
The Best American Short Stories is one of the longest-running literary anthology series in the United States, published annually since 1915. Each year, a series editor reads hundreds of stories from American magazines and literary journals, then passes a selection to a guest editor who makes the final choices. The 2002 edition continues this tradition with a strong collection of contemporary short fiction.
This volume includes work from a range of American writers, covering different styles and subjects. It is a good entry point for readers looking to sample the best short fiction being published in American periodicals at the turn of the millennium.