The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 includes

Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich,
Nora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,
Adrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 includes

Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich,
Nora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,
Adrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012

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The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected — and most popular — of its kind.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 includes

Kevin Brockmeier, Judy Budnitz, Junot Díaz, Louise Erdrich,
Nora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,
Adrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780547595962
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 10/02/2012
Series: Best American Nonrequired Reading Series
Pages: 412
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

DAVE EGGERS  is the editor of McSweeney’s and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in seven cities across the United States. He is the author of four books, including What Is the What and How We Are Hungry.

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"If you need to fall in love with reading again –or just want a reminder that high school students deserve a lot more than their reading lists give them–then THE BEST AMERICAN NONREQUIRED READING 2012 is the book for you ."
-Bust   "As a devoted fan of this series (this is the 11th volume), I can report that this year's anthology of 32 selections might be the best yet ."
-Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune   “An eclectic annual that will leave readers marveling over many of the discoveries ...category-defying... All readers will find their own favorites that justify the collection as a whole.”
-Kirkus Reviews   "Lively, eclectic and surprising ..."
-Minneapolis Star Tribune

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