{"product_id":"the-best-american-short-stories-min-jin-lee","title":"The Best American Short Stories;  Min Jin Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Without stories, we cannot live well,” shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e features twenty pieces of short fiction that reflect a world full of fractured relationships, but also wondrous hope. A lifelong friendship may become a casualty of the Russia-Ukraine war. Rejected by his lover, a man seeks to reconcile with his family. Twitter users miraculously muster enough empathy to help a lost cat find a forever home. Enlightening, poignant, and undeniably human, the stories in this anthology bravely confront societal darkness and offer, in Lee’s words, “our emotional truths, restoring our sanity and providing comfort for the days ahead.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2023 includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Cherline%20Bazile\" title=\"Cherline Bazile\"\u003eCherline Bazile\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Maya%20Binyam\" title=\"Maya Binyam\"\u003eMaya Binyam\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Tom%20Bissell\" title=\"Tom Bissell\"\u003eTom Bissell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Taryn%20Bowe\" title=\"Taryn Bowe\"\u003eTaryn Bowe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Da-Lin\" title=\"Da-Lin\"\u003eDa-Lin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Benjamin%20Ehrlich\" title=\"Benjamin Ehrlich\"\u003eBenjamin Ehrlich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Sara%20Freeman\" title=\"Sara Freeman\"\u003eSara Freeman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Lauren%20Groff\" title=\"Lauren Groff\"\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Nathan%20Harris\" title=\"Nathan Harris\"\u003eNathan Harris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Jared%20Jackson\" title=\"Jared Jackson\"\u003eJared Jackson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Sana%20Krasikov\" title=\"Sana Krasikov\"\u003eSana Krasikov\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Danica%20Li\" title=\"Danica Li\"\u003eDanica Li\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Ling%20Ma\" title=\"Ling Ma\"\u003eLing Ma\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Manuel%20Mu%C3%B1oz\" title=\"Manuel Muñoz\"\u003eManuel Muñoz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Joanna%20Pearson\" title=\"Joanna Pearson\"\u003eJoanna Pearson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Souvankham%20Thammavongsa\" title=\"Souvankham Thammavongsa\"\u003eSouvankham Thammavongsa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Kosiso%20Ugwueze\" title=\"Kosiso Ugwueze\"\u003eKosiso Ugwueze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Corinna%20Vallianatos\" title=\"Corinna Vallianatos\"\u003eCorinna Vallianatos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Azareen%20Van%20Der%20Vliet%20Oloomi\" title=\"Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi\"\u003eAzareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search\/search?q=Esther%20Yi\" title=\"Esther Yi\"\u003eEsther Yi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 17, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMin Jin Lee’s novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/29983711.Pachinko\" title=\"Pachinko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ePachinko\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Feb 2017) is a national bestseller, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Editor’s Choice and an American Booksellers Association’s Indie Next Great Reads. Lee’s debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/709734.Free_Food_for_Millionaires\" title=\"Free Food for Millionaires\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eFree Food for Millionaires\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (May 2007) was a No. 1 Book Sense Pick, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Editor’s Choice, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Juggle Book Club selection, and a national bestseller; it was a Top 10 Novels of the Year for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, NPR’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMin Jin went to Yale College where she was awarded both the Henry Wright Prize for Nonfiction and the James Ashmun Veech Prize for Fiction. She attended law school at Georgetown University and worked as a lawyer for several years in New York prior to writing full time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe has received the NYFA Fellowship for Fiction, the Peden Prize from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Best Story, and the Narrative Prize for New and Emerging Writer. Her fiction has been featured on NPR’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and has appeared most recently in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her writings about books, travel and food have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConde Nast Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of London, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (US), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (SEA), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her personal essays have been anthologized in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/86489.To_Be_Real\" title=\"To Be Real\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eTo Be Real\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/149915.Breeder\" title=\"Breeder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eBreeder\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/7395914.The_Mark_Twain_Anthology__Great_Writers_on_His_Life_and_Work\" title=\"The Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eThe Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Work\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/5294768.One_Big_Happy_Family\" title=\"One Big Happy Family\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eOne Big Happy Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10321830.Sugar_in_My_Bowl\" title=\"Sugar in My Bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eSugar in My Bowl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/12355246.The_Global_and_the_Intimate__Feminism_in_Our_Time\" title=\"The Global and the Intimate: Feminism in Our Time\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eThe Global and the Intimate: Feminism in Our Time\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She served three consecutive seasons as a Morning Forum columnist of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChosun Ilbo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e of South Korea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee has spoken about writing, politics, film and literature at various institutions including Columbia University, French Institute Alliance Francaise, The Center for Fiction, Tufts, Loyola Marymount University, Stanford, Johns Hopkins (SAIS), University of Connecticut, Boston College, Hamilton College, Hunter College of New York, Harvard Law School, Yale University, Ewha University, Waseda University, the American School in Japan, World Women’s Forum, Korean Community Center (NJ), the Hay Literary Festival (UK), the Tokyo American Center of the U.S. Embassy, the Asia House (UK), and the Asia Society in New York, San Francisco and Hong Kong. In 2017, she won the Literary Death Match (Brooklyn\/Episode 8), and she is a proud alumna of Women of Letters (Public Theater).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 2007 to 2011, Min Jin lived in Tokyo where she researched and wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/29983711.Pachinko\" title=\"Pachinko\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003ePachinko\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She lives in New York with her family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49495395893570,"sku":"","price":9.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/bestshorts2023.jpg?v=1722458146","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-best-american-short-stories-min-jin-lee","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}