The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012 Paperback - 2012 - 1st Edition
by Dave Eggers
Summary
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
From the rear cover
The Best American Series(r)
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 Diaz, Louise Erdrich,
Nora Krug, Julie Otsuka, Eric Puchner, George Saunders,
Adrian Tomine, Jess Walter, and others
[INSERT AUTHOR PHOTO] DAVE EGGERS, editor, is the editor of McSweeney s and a cofounder of 826 National, a network of nonprofit writing and tutoring centers for youth, located in eight cities across the United States. He is the author of seven books, including What Is the What, Zeitoun, Wild Things, and A Hologram for the King.
RAY BRADBURY, guest introducer, was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. Among his best-known works are Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. In 2000, Bradbury was honored by the National Book Foundation with a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His introduction was written just weeks before he died, on June 6, 2012.
Look for the other best-selling titles in the Best American series:
THE BEST AMERICAN COMICS
THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS
THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING
THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
THE BEST AMERICAN SPORTS WRITING
THE BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING
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- Title The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2012
- Author Dave Eggers
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, New York, NY
- Date 2012-10-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780547595962 / 0547595964
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, American, Best books
- Dewey Decimal Code 810.800
Media reviews
-Bust
-Elizabeth Taylor, Chicago Tribune
-Kirkus Reviews
-Minneapolis Star Tribune
Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/2012, Page 12
- Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2012, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 09/03/2012, Page 60
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