The Best American Short Stories 2018

BASS 2016: This terrific and surprising collection of tales by a diverse group of writers lives up to Diaz's rah-rah (his term) rallying cry for the form... Count on them to transport you. -USA Today This year's collection brings together fine stories by famous fiction writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Karen Russell... [while] a great deal of the magic is generated by the appearance of less familiar names... Each of these outstanding stories is, as Diaz observes, a chance to listen 'to some other lone voice struggling to be heard against the great silence.' - The National Book Review BASS 2015: New York Times Bestsellers List Oct. 25 #13 Confrontational and at times confounding, these are stories to get lost in, then gratefully chart a path homeward. - Kirkus