{"product_id":"9780063399808","title":"The Best American Short Stories 2025","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Celeste Ng\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eShort stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 December 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc (HarperCollins) in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e209 x 139 x 28 | 344g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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 Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that 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 BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025 INCLUDES: LAUREN ACAMPORA • SARAH BRAUNSTEIN • BRET ANTHONY JOHNSTON • ELIZABETH McCRACKEN • CARRIE R. MOORE • ANDREW PORTER • WILLIAM PEI SHIH • JUSTIN TAYLOR • JESSICA TREADWAY • AND OTHERS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56375717790071,"sku":"9780063399808","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780063399808_28a304b0-ec10-4eef-9653-afb7e373f432.webp?v=1765978728","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780063399808","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}