02728    a2200349   4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069020001500087040001700102041000800119050002400127245016100151246003200312246002300344246005700367246005100424260004200475300002900517490002900546500007100575504004100646520139900687650004202086650005802128650003702186650004002223700006102263700002902324830002502353BJBSDDR20260825161213.0ta260511s2025    nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780063399808  a0063399806  bengcBJBSDDR  aeng14aPS 659.2bB561 202504a The best American short stories 2025 / cselected from U. S. and Canadian Magazines by Celeste NG with Nicole A. Lamy ; with an introduction by Celeste NG.30aAmerican short stories 202530aShort stories 20253 aBest American short stories two thousand twenty-five3 aBest American short stories twenty twenty-five  aNew York, NY :bMariner Books, c2025  axxi, 355 pages ;c21 cm.1 aThe best American series  aIssues for 1978-2018, 2021-2022, 2024- cataloged as a serial in LC  aIncludes bibliographical references.  a"A collection of the year's best American short stories, selected by celebrated bestselling author Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere, and series editor Nicole A. Lamy. 'Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,' writes guest editor Celeste Ng. 'In a time when our values are being tested daily, it's hard to think of anything more important.' The twenty pieces in The Best American Short Stories 2025 upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress obsessed with a student in her rotation to a mysterious sickness that ignites a lethal running mania in its victims, and from the grounds of a wild animal estate to a celebrity look-alike mother for hire, these stories transport readers to the impossible edges of our world and vivify characters who reflect the spectrum of human experience. The pieces in this collection helped series editor Nicole A. Lamy 'make more sense of the world than real life was able to provide.' Within the wild and varied universes that grow from the constraints of the story form, ordinary life seems beguiled and enchanted spaces hold unshakable truths. Bold, urgent, and ultimately hopeful, The Best American Short Stories 2025, through reflections and refractions, offers readers new ways of seeing the world."-- Front cover flap. 4aCuentos estadounidenses vColecciones 4aLiteratura estadounidense vColecciones de escritos   4aCuentos canadiensesvColecciones 4aLiteratura canadiense vColecciones1 aNG, Celeste,  d1980- eeditor, ewriter of introduction1 aLamy, Nicole A. eeditor 0aBest American series