A collection of American short stories, originally published in 2008 and selected by editor Alice Sebold, including work by writers such as Joseph Epstein, Alice Fulton, and Kevin Moffett.
Idiot president Yurt Rubiaux rising Beyond the pale Shadow table NowTrends Now trends Farms Sagittarius Hurricanes anonymous Anniversary trip Man like him Briefcase Magic words One dog year Modulation Them old cowboy songs Into the gorge Ostracon Peripatetic coffin Muzungu
Notes:
"Mariner Books."
Contents:
The idiot President / Daniel Alarcón Yurt / Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum Rubiaux rising / Steve de Jarnatt Beyond the pale / Joseph Epstein A shadow table / Alice Fulton NowTrends / Karl Taro Greenfeld The farms / Eleanor Henderson Sagittarius / Greg Hrbek Hurricanes anonymous / Adam Johnson The anniversary trip / Victoria Lancelotta A man like him / Yiyun Li The briefcase / Rebecca Makkai Magic words / Jill McCorkle One dog year / Kevin Moffett Modulation / Richard Powers Them old cowboy songs / Annie Proulx Into the gorge / Ron Rash Ostracon / Alex Rose The peripatetic coffin / Ethan Rutherford Muzungu / Namwali Serpell Contributors' notes 100 other distinguished stories of 2008 Editorial addresses of American and Canadian magazines publishing short stories
