No other annual story collection delivers the quality, excitement, and visibility of the renowned Best American Short Stories. It is the only volume selected by a new best-selling author each year, for a guarantee of fresh perspectives, diverse tastes, and intriguing discoveries. Recent editors have included such luminaries as Barbara Kingsolver, E. L. Doctorow, Annie Proulx, Amy Tan, and Garrison Keillor. This year's volume surprises with selections chosen by Walter Mosley from magazines that range from Esquire to Tin House, from The New Yorker to Callaloo, from Harper's to McSweeney's.