The Best American Sampler 2011

Geraldine Brooks


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3.75 · 4 ratings · Published: 05 Oct 2011

The Best American Sampler 2011 by Geraldine Brooks
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. The guest editor then chooses the best twenty or so pieces to publish. This unique system has made the Best American series the most respected - and most popular - of its kind.

This special e-book sampler contains eleven selections from the 2011 editions.

From "The Best American Short Stories(R)" edited by Geraldine

"Housewifely Arts" by Megan Mayhew Bergman
"Phantoms" by Steven Millhauser

From "The Best American Essays(R)" edited by Edwidge

"Chapels" by Pico Iyer
"There Are Things Awry Here" by Lia Purpura


From "The Best American Mystery Stories" edited by Harlan

"A Crime of Opportunity" by Ernest J. Finney

From "The Best American Science and Nature Writing" edited by Mary

"The Killer in the Pool" by Tim Zimmermann, Jr.
"The Whole Fracking Enchilada" by Sandra Steingraber


From "The Best American Sports Writing" edited by Jane

"The Surfing Savant" by Paul Solotaroff
"New Mike, Old Christine" by Nancy Hass

From "The Best American Travel Writing" edited by Sloane
"My Year at Sea" by Christopher Buckley
"Miami Party Boom" by Emily Witt

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