The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part of The Best American Series published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Since 1915, the BASS anthology has striven to contain the best short stories by some of the best-known writers in contemporary American literature.
Read more about The Best American Short Stories: Edward O'Brien, Martha Foley, Since 1978, The Best American Short Stories of The Century
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